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Virtual reality depiction of a die bonder machine, which looks like a large white box with a window looking into protected machinery. An attached arm holds a desktop computer screen and keyboard.

Desktop simulation of MIT.nano die bonder enables virtual tool training

Digital twins to expand training capabilities through virtual reality.

October 24, 2022

Artist’s rendering of a smart transceiver. The dark blue device has golden pathways and rectangles, which represent the wires that connect the smart transceiver chip to a circuit board. A light blue square covered with thin lines rises from the middle, to represent the smart transceiver chip. The thin lines represent an array of fibers that move light from lasers in and out of the chip.

Deep learning with light

A new method uses optics to accelerate machine-learning computations on smart speakers and other low-power connected devices.

October 20, 2022

A hand holds a unique orange foil-like polymer over a surgical mask. The material, called cMASK, has sensors and computer chips inside and Velcro-like material to adhere to the surgical mask.

MIT engineers develop sensors for face masks that help gauge fit

The system measures biological and environmental changes, and detects contact between the mask and the wearer’s skin.

October 20, 2022

Grid of 12 photos of black cubes floating in a tank of water, combining and recombining according to their magnetic attraction.

Reprogrammable materials selectively self-assemble

Researchers create a method for magnetically programming materials to make cubes that are very picky about what they connect with, enabling more-scalable self-assembly.

October 20, 2022

Seven from MIT named American Physical Society Fellows for 2022

APS honors Anna Frebel, Liang Fu, Nuh Gedik, Or Hen, Nuno Loureiro, Fredrick Seguin, and Jesse Thaler for research, applications, teaching, and leadership.

October 19, 2022

MIT.nano adds new instruments to create and analyze at the nanoscale

New tools can accommodate samples from small pieces up to 200 mm wafers.

October 13, 2022

A video still shows particles smaller than 2mm. They are circular and tan with a faint border around them. One particle in the center has brown border around it that grows, then disappears with particles popping away and back.

Tiny particles work together to do big things

Simple microparticles can beat rhythmically together, generating an oscillating electrical current that could be used to power microrobotic devices.

October 13, 2022

Alex Greene wears purple latex gloves while tinkering with a complex golden contraption with wires sticking out.

Making quantum computers more accurate

PhD student Alex Greene studies superconducting quantum computing systems while rounding out their busy schedule with water sanitation projects.

October 13, 2022

Danna Freedman smiles while standing outside, with trees, cloudy sky, and Boston skyline in background.

Professor Danna Freedman receives 2022 MacArthur Fellowship

MIT chemist designs novel molecules that could be used for quantum sensing and communication; visiting scholar Moriba Jah is also awarded, for work on space sustainability.

October 12, 2022

A woman wearing a motion-capture suit and virtual reality headset walks on a mat. To her right is a virtual representation of a body highlighting the muscles in use.

MIT system “sees” the inner structure of the body during physical rehab

A system for monitoring motion and muscle engagement could aid the elderly and athletes during unsupervised physical rehabilitation for injuries or impaired mobility.

October 11, 2022