MIT engineers find a precise way to grow artificial blood vessels
Gently stretching and pulling a “blood vessel on a chip” encourages controlled sprouting of new vessels, for possible use in artificial tissues or organs.
A baseball-sized sensor can detect chemical threats
The “TOSSIT” device, developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, can warn service members and first responders of dangerous vapors and aerosols.
How novice coders can develop AI programs for military applications
A USAF cadet and a Lincoln Laboratory researcher found AI chatbots can help nontechnical service members produce viable software applications for their unique problems.
Ultrasound-based pacemaker noninvasively steadies the heart
The new design could offer a surgery-free alternative to traditional cardiac implants.
Improving the reliability of circuits for quantum computers
A new technique helps scientists measure a phenomenon that can cause quantum circuits to perform differently than expected, increasing the error in computations.
Photonics advance could enable compact, high-performance lidar sensors
With a novel design, MIT researchers overcame a stubborn problem that has limited the effectiveness of chip-based systems for lidar.
The hidden structure behind a widely used class of materials
Relaxor ferroelectrics have been used in electronics and sensors for decades, but the source of their unique properties was a mystery until now.
Tomás Palacios named director of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
The electrical engineering and nanotechnology leader will guide the US Army-sponsored research center as it advances next-generation materials, electronics, and photonics for national security.
Balancing school, family, and the future of aircraft systems
Navy veteran and EMBA student Greg Knutson is building the skills to develop uncrewed aircraft systems while pursuing innovation in advanced manufacturing.
Enhancing maritime cybersecurity with technology and policy
Strahinja Janjusevic brings an international perspective and US Naval Academy education to his graduate research in the MIT Technology and Policy Program.
AI algorithm enables tracking of vital white matter pathways
Opening a new window on the brainstem, a new tool reliably and finely resolves distinct nerve bundles in live diffusion MRI scans, revealing signs of injury or disease.
Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion quantum computers
New technique could improve the scalability of trapped-ion quantum computers, an essential step toward making them practically useful.
New MIT program to train military leaders for the AI age
The new certificate program will equip naval officers with skills needed to solve the military’s hardest problems.
Small, inexpensive hydrophone boosts undersea signals
MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers designed the hydrophone using common MEMS parts for defense, industrial, and undersea research applications.
Lincoln Lab unveils the most powerful AI supercomputer at any US university
Optimized for generative AI, TX-GAIN is driving innovation in biodefense, materials discovery, cybersecurity, and other areas of research and development.