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Microsystems Technology Laboratories
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Spotlight on engineering staff
The School of Engineering gives its 2018 Infinite Mile Awards for exceptional service and support.
May 30, 2018 -
Neural networks everywhere
New chip reduces neural networks’ power consumption by up to 95 percent, making them practical for battery-powered devices.
February 13, 2018 -
Energy-efficient encryption for the internet of things
Special-purpose chip reduces power consumption of public-key encryption by 99.75 percent, increases speed 500-fold.
February 12, 2018 -
Three EECS professors join leadership team
Saman Amarasinghe and Joel Voldman are named associate department heads; Nancy Lynch is associate department head for strategic directions, a new post.
January 12, 2018 -
Device makes power conversion more efficient
New design could dramatically cut energy waste in electric vehicles, data centers, and the power grid.
December 6, 2017 -
3-D-printed device builds better nanofibers
Printed nozzle system could make uniform, versatile fibers at much lower cost.
October 30, 2017 -
New 3-D chip combines computing and data storage
Advance points toward new generation of computers for coming superstorm of data.
July 5, 2017 -
Spotlight on engineering staff
The School of Engineering gives its 2017 Infinite Mile Awards for exceptional service and support.
May 22, 2017 -
Researchers devise efficient power converter for internet of things
Design reduces converter’s resting power consumption by 50 percent.
February 17, 2017 -
Voice control everywhere
Low-power special-purpose chip could make speech recognition ubiquitous in electronics.
February 13, 2017 -
Secure wireless chargers
New chip would thwart the counterfeiting that plagues the market for wired device chargers.
February 9, 2017 -
Engineers harness stomach acid to power tiny sensors
Ingestible electronic devices could monitor physiological conditions or deliver drugs.
February 6, 2017 -
Manufacturing microspheres
Technique mass-produces uniform, encapsulated particles for pharmaceuticals, many other uses.
October 6, 2016 -
Microchip enables fast, precise measurement of single-cell growth
Device that measures growth of many individual cells simultaneously could lead to rapid tests for antibiotics.
September 5, 2016 -
Martin Schmidt named Ray and Maria Stata Professor
MIT provost and leader in microscale and nanoscale fabrication appointed to the Ray and Maria Stata Professorship in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
August 3, 2016 -
Duane Boning named LeBel Professor
A leader in the field of manufacturing and design has been appointed the Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering.
June 30, 2016 -
Spotlight on engineering staff
The 2016 Infinite Mile Awards in the School of Engineering
May 31, 2016 -
Monterrey Tec researchers exhilarated by nanotech challenges
The Tec de Monterrey and MIT Program fosters exchanges in nanotechnology and nanoscience, with the goal of helping the Tec to become a research university.
March 29, 2016 -
EECS announces four faculty promotions
Palacios, Shah, Tedrake promoted to full professor; Englund promoted to associate professor without tenure.
February 8, 2016 -
Toward hack-proof RFID chips
New technology could secure credit cards, key cards, and pallets of goods in warehouses.
February 3, 2016