School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards for winter 2025
Faculty members and researchers honored in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence.
How J-WAFS Solutions grants bring research to market
Nona Technologies exemplifies how J-WAFS has helped launch real-world solutions for global water and food challenges.
MIT physicists snap the first images of “free-range” atoms
The results will help scientists visualize never-before-seen quantum phenomena in real space.
MIT engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer
Researchers achieved a type of coupling between artificial atoms and photons that could enable readout and processing of quantum information in a few nanoseconds.
New electronic “skin” could enable lightweight night-vision glasses
MIT engineers developed ultrathin electronic films that sense heat and other signals, and could reduce the bulk of conventional goggles and scopes.
Hopping gives this tiny robot a leg up
MIT engineers developed an insect-sized jumping robot that can traverse challenging terrains and carry heavy payloads.
Device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors
MIT researchers developed a photon-shuttling “interconnect” that can facilitate remote entanglement, a key step toward a practical quantum computer.
Collaborating to advance research and innovation on essential chips for AI
Agreement between MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories and GlobalFoundries aims to deliver power efficiencies for data centers and ultra-low power consumption for intelligent devices at the edge.
MIT physicists find unexpected crystals of electrons in an ultrathin material
Rhombohedral graphene reveals new exotic interacting electron states.
Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and “understand” the wearer
MIT researchers developed a fiber computer and networked several of them into a garment that learns to identify physical activities.
Chip-based system for terahertz waves could enable more efficient, sensitive electronics
Researchers developed a scalable, low-cost device that can generate high-power terahertz waves on a chip, without bulky silicon lenses.
MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2025
Eight researchers, along with 13 additional alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education.
Can deep learning transform heart failure prevention?
A deep neural network called CHAIS may soon replace invasive procedures like catheterization as the new gold standard for monitoring heart health.
Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering is a launching pad toward possibility
Gifted Caribbean high schoolers become SPISE alumni at MIT, and many go on to advanced academic and professional careers.
This fast and agile robotic insect could someday aid in mechanical pollination
With a new design, the bug-sized bot was able to fly 100 times longer than prior versions.