Ask A Quantum Mechanic: Seth Lloyd

Ask A Quantum Mechanic: Seth Lloyd

Did you know plants use quantum mechanics every day? That quantum computers can hack the encryption used in online commerce? Or that a ‘quantum internet’ could someday teleport your emails? MIT’s Seth Lloyd discusses those and other quantum mysteries in this episode...
Organic Semiconductor Chemistry

Organic Semiconductor Chemistry

Seth Marder School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Organic semiconductors have attracted interest for electronic applications due to their potential for use in low-cost,...
Micromechanics Group: Shirin Farrahi

Micromechanics Group: Shirin Farrahi

Hometown, Country: Vancouver, BC, Canada Academic history prior to coming to MIT: Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Electronics Engineering from Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, BC, Canada. What brought you to MIT? When I visited MIT before joining,...
Perreault elected as IEEE Fellow

Perreault elected as IEEE Fellow

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has elected EECS professors Rodney Brooks and David Perreault to IEEE Fellow status. Professors Brooks and Perreault are among a class of 297 selected for the class of 2013 IEEE Fellows.  The IEEE...