Chandrakasan to lead microsystems lab

Chandrakasan to lead microsystems lab

Anantha Chandrakasan, the Joseph F. and Nancy P. Keithley Professor of Electrical Engineering, has been appointed director of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories, effective Sept. 1, Dean of Engineering Thomas Magnanti announced this week. « more »...
MIT physicists shed new light on superfluidity

MIT physicists shed new light on superfluidity

For the first time, MIT scientists have directly observed the transition of a gas to a superfluid, a form of matter closely related to the superconductors that allow electrical currents to travel without resistance. « more » Related Links: MIT physicists...
MIT scientists create fiber webs that see

MIT scientists create fiber webs that see

In a radical departure from conventional lens-based optics, MIT scientists have developed a sophisticated optical system made of mesh-like webs of light-detecting fibers. « more » Related Links: MIT scientists create fiber webs that see Yoel Fink RLE...