Research Laboratory of Electronics
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Toward mass-producible quantum computers
Process for positioning quantum bits in diamond optical circuits could work at large scales.
May 26, 2017 -
Speeding up quality control for biologics
Nanofluidic device enables rapid testing of protein drugs produced by living cells.
May 22, 2017 -
Not stuck on silicon
Engineers use graphene as a “copy machine” to produce cheaper semiconductor wafers.
April 19, 2017 -
The sanity of the long-distance runner
Associate Professor Polina Anikeeva, in preparing for the Boston Marathon, shares her love of running.
April 13, 2017 -
Stretching the boundaries of neural implants
Rubbery, multifunctional fibers could be used to study spinal cord neurons and potentially restore function.
March 31, 2017 -
William Oliver appointed Lincoln Laboratory Fellow and associate director of MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics
March 2, 2017 -
MIT researchers create new form of matter
Supersolid is crystalline and superfluid at the same time.
March 2, 2017 -
Tiny fibers open new windows into the brain
Three-in-one design allows genetic, chemical, optical, and electrical inputs and outputs.
February 21, 2017 -
New resource for optical chips
Study: Silicon can reproduce physical phenomena exploited by high-end telecommunications devices.
February 20, 2017 -
High-res biomolecule imaging
Technique could provide unique views of single molecules that conventional methods can’t match.
February 14, 2017 -
Two from MIT share National Academy of Engineering Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize
Professor James Fujimoto, Eric Swanson SM '84, and collaborators lauded for optical coherence tomography.
January 13, 2017 -
Hyperprecise measurement with Bose-Einstein condensates
New atom interferometer could measure inertial forces with record-setting accuracy.
December 27, 2016 -
Henry Smith awarded IEEE Noyce Medal
Professor emeritus of electrical engineering recognized for contributions to field of nanofabrication.
December 7, 2016 -
Toward X-ray movies
Low-power tabletop source of ultrashort electron beams could replace car-size laboratory devices.
November 22, 2016 -
Four MIT faculty elected 2016 AAAS Fellows
Green, Ketterle, Nedivi, and Shrobe are among those recognized for their efforts toward advancing science.
November 21, 2016 -
Scientists set traps for atoms with single-particle precision
Technique may enable large-scale atom arrays for quantum computing.
November 3, 2016 -
Engineers design a new weapon against bacteria
Antimicrobial peptides can kill strains resistant to existing antibiotics.
November 2, 2016 -
Electric motors find new roles in robots, ships, cars, and microgrids
James Kirtley discusses the transition from gas to electric motors and the impact these motors have had on modern technologies.
October 24, 2016 -
Monitoring Parkinson’s symptoms at home
Keyboard-monitoring technique can detect motor difficulties as patients type.
October 5, 2016 -
For first time, researchers see individual atoms keep away from each other or bunch up as pairs
Observations of atomic interactions could help pave way to room-temperature superconductors.
September 15, 2016