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Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons
Artwork created by Emily Theobald and Sampson WilcoxTerahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons For the first time, the new scope allowed physicists to observe terahertz “jiggles” in a superconducting fluid. «Read more at MIT…
Disentangling Environmental Effects on Perovskite Solar Cell Performance via Interpretable Machine Learning
Artwork created by Sampson WilcoxTianran Liu, Nicky Evans, Kangyu Ji, Ronaldo Lee, Aaron Zhu, Vinn Nguyen, James Serdy, Elizabeth M. Wall, Yongli Lu, Florian A. Formica, Moungi G. Bawendi, Quinn C. Burlingame, Yueh-Lin Loo, Vladimir Bulović, Tonio Buonassisi DOI:…
Single-shot matrix-matrix photonic processor based on spatial-spectral hypermultiplexed parallel diffraction
Artwork by Sampson WilcoxChao Luan, Ronald Davis III, Zaijun Chen, Dirk Englund & Ryan Hamerly DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026–68452‑x Abstract: The ever-increasing data demand craves advancements in high-speed and energy-efficient computing hardware. Analog optical…
Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion quantum computers
Artwork created by Michael Hurley and Sampson WilcoxEfficient 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.…
Capturing the Quantum World: Free-Range Atom Images Top MIT’s 2025 Research News
Artwork created by Sampson WilcoxMIT physicists snap the first images of “free-range” atoms The results will help scientists visualize never-before-seen quantum phenomena in real space. «Read more at MIT News»One of MIT’s most widely shared research…
Professor Ahmad Bahai Elected to the National Academy of Inventors & AIMBE College of Fellows 2025!
We are proud to share that MIT Professor Ahmad Bahai (EECS) has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors & AIMBE College of Fellows 2025! 🎉 These distinctions recognize Professor Bahai’s outstanding contributions to innovation, including advances…
Superconductivity in Magic-Angle Twisted Trilayer Graphene
MIT physicists observe key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene The findings could open a route to new forms of higher-temperature superconductors.Related Links: MIT physicists observe key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in…
Prof. Kevin Chen wins IROS Toshio Fukuda Young Professional Award
Kevin Y. Chen, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at MIT and Principal Investigator of the Soft and Micro Robotics Laboratory at RLE has received the Toshio Fukuda Young Professional Award at the IEEE/RSJ…
Atlantic Quantum Joins Google Quantum AI to Accelerate Scalable Quantum Computing
The Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at MIT is proud to announce that Atlantic Quantum, an MIT-founded quantum computing startup, has joined Google Quantum AI. This collaboration marks a major milestone in the effort to scale superconducting quantum hardware…
Quantum Photonics and AI Group Achieves Breakthrough in Controlling Silicon Color Centers for Scalable Quantum Technologies
The Quantum Photonics and AI Group at MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) has developed a groundbreaking method to both control and localize atomic-scale defects in silicon—known as color centers—that act as single-photon sources for quantum communication…
RLE Team Awarded NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory Grant
RLE Team Awarded NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory Grant: MIT, under the leadership of Professor Dirk Englund, is central to one of the four NSF-funded design teams developing the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory. The project is co-led by Englund together…
Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, influential physicist who forged new paths to understanding the universe, dies at 92
The longtime MIT professor shared a Nobel Prize for his role in developing the LIGO observatory and detecting gravitational waves. (MIT News) RELATED LINKS Rainer Weiss, Who Gave a Nod to Einstein and the Big Bang, Dies at 92 (NYTimes) Rainer Weiss Department of…
Ultrabroadband air-dielectric double-chirped mirrors for laser frequency combs
Tianyi Zeng, Yamac Dikmelik, Feng Xie, Kevin Lascola, David Burghoff & Qing Hu DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025–01961‑4 Abstract: Dispersion engineering is critical for the creation of integrated broadband laser frequency combs. In the long wavelength…
Daniel Monagle, Eric A. Ponce, Prof. Steven B. Leeb win 2025 IEEE Sensors Journal Best Paper Award
ESG team wins the 2025 IEEE Sensors Council Sensors Journal Best Paper Award for “Rule the Joule: An Energy Management Design Guide for Self-Powered Sensors.” Related Links: Electromechanical Systems Group Rule the Joule: An Energy Management Design Guide for…
Towards scalable screening for the early detection of Parkinson’s disease: validation of an iPad-based eye movement assessment system against a clinical-grade eye tracker
Image Credit: Artwork by Michael Hurley, Research Laboratory of ElectronicsJamie Koerner, Erin Zou, Jessica A. Karl, Cynthia Poon, Leo Verhagen Metman, Charles G. Sodini, Vivienne Sze, Fabian J. David & Thomas HeldtDOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-025–01079‑9…
Coherent and Incoherent Light Scattering by Single-Atom Wave Packets
Vitaly Fedoseev, Hanzhen Lin (林翰桢), Yu-Kun Lu , Yoo Kyung Lee, Jiahao Lyu, and Wolfgang Ketterle DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/zwhd-1k2t Abstract: We study light scattering of atomic wave packets in free space and discuss the results in terms of atom-photon…
Daniel Kleppner, Lester Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Physics, dies at 92
Daniel Kleppner, a renowned physicist whose groundbreaking work in atomic physics contributed to the development of the Global Positioning System and laid the foundation for quantum computing, died on June 16 at a hospital in Palo Alto. He was 92. From 1987 to 2000,…
The high-tech wizardry of integrated photonics
PhD candidate Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable previously unimaginable applications, like pocket-sized 3D printers. (MIT News)Related Links Photonics and Electronics Group Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer…
2025 Helen Carr and William T. Peake Memorial Prize Winners
Honghao Cao’s research focuses on nonlinear microscopy and biomedical imaging in complex biological systems. He develops novel methods for light generation and manipulation to advance the capabilities of optical imaging. These techniques include the design of tunable…
2025 Claude E. Shannon Award Winner
Reed Foster Reed Foster’s doctoral research focuses on developing superconducting nanowire circuits for integrated processing and readout of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. These detectors offer best-in-class performance for detection of weak…
Electrical switching of a p‑wave magnet
Qian Song, Srdjan Stavrić, Paolo Barone, Andrea Droghetti, Daniil S. Antonenko, Jörn W. F. Venderbos, Connor A. Occhialini, Batyr Ilyas, Emre Ergeçen, Nuh Gedik, Sang-Wook Cheong, Rafael M. Fernandes, Silvia Picozzi & Riccardo Comin DOI:…
Signatures of chiral superconductivity in rhombohedral graphene
Tonghang Han, Zhengguang Lu, Zach Hadjri, Lihan Shi, Zhenghan Wu, Wei Xu, Yuxuan Yao, Armel A. Cotten, Omid Sharifi Sedeh, Henok Weldeyesus, Jixiang Yang, Junseok Seo, Shenyong Ye, Muyang Zhou, Haoyang Liu, Gang Shi, Zhenqi Hua, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Peng…
A superconducting full-wave bridge rectifier
Matteo Castellani, Owen Medeiros, Alessandro Buzzi, Reed A. Foster, Marco Colangelo & Karl K. Berggren DOI: 10.1038/s41928-025–01376‑4 Abstract: Superconducting thin-film electronics can offer low power consumption, fast operating speeds and interfacing…
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. Related Links: New electronic “skin” could enable lightweight night-vision glasses (MIT News) Nano-material breakthrough…
Major League Baseball’s “Torpedo Bat” Designed by RLE Alum
Image designed by Sampson Wilcox, Research Laboratory of Electronics at MITThe ‘Torpedo Bat’ was designed by Aaron Leanhardt, PhD in Physics, 2003, alumni of Professor Wolfgang Ketterle’s research group. Related Links: Microtraps and Waveguides for Bose-Einstein…
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. Related Links William Oliver Engineering Quantum Systems Group Center for Quantum Engineering Research…
2025 Hermann Anton Haus Lecture: Silicon Photonics: The Making Of and The Road Ahead
WEDNESDAY, 16 APRIL 20254:00 PM TO 5:00 PMRLE Conference CenterHermann Anton Haus and Jonathan Allen RoomsFourth Floor, Building 36 / 36–428 and 36–462
A single-fibre computer enables textile networks and distributed inference’
Image credit: Braiding a computer fiber with a combination of metal and textile yarns (Hamilton Osoy, IFM)Nikhil Gupta, Henry Cheung, Syamantak Payra, Gabriel Loke, Jenny Li, Yongyi Zhao, Latika Balachander, Ella Son, Vivian Li, Samuel Kravitz, Sehar Lohawala, John…
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 News) Related Links Terahertz Integrated Electronics Group Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science…
Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup
Artwork Credit: Michael Hurley, Research Laboratory of Electronics Related Links: Professor Jeff Grossman Coffee fix: MIT students decode the science behind the perfect cup (MIT News) MIT professor masters the perfect cup of coffee (NBC10 Boston) Microwaving…
RLE Affiliate, Eric Swanson elected to the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members (NAE Website) Related Links: Biomedical Optical Imaging and Biophotonics Group Four from MIT awarded National Medals of Technology, Science (MIT News) James Fujimoto, Eric Swanson, and…
Professor Yoel Fink elected to the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members (NAE Website) Related Links: Professor Yoel Fink Fibers@MIT Group National Academy of Engineering Yoel Fink, 8th Director of RLE, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,…
Physicists measure a key aspect of superconductivity in “magic-angle” graphene
By determining how readily electron pairs flow through this material, scientists have taken a big step toward understanding its remarkable properties. (MIT News) Related Links Joel Wang Miuko Tanaka Jarillo-Herrero Group William Oliver Department of Electrical…
Fast control methods enable record-setting fidelity in superconducting qubit
The advance holds the promise to reduce error-correction resource overhead. (MIT News) RELATED LINKS Engineering Quantum Systems Group (EQuS) Research Laboratory of Electronics Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Department of Physics…
Physicists magnetize a material with light
The technique provides researchers with a powerful tool for controlling magnetism, and could help in designing faster, smaller, more energy-efficient memory chips. (MIT News) Related Links Nuh Gedik Department of Physics School of Science Paper: “Terahertz…
Deep and dynamic metabolic and structural imaging in living tissues
Kunzan Liu, Honghao Cao, Kasey Shashaty, Li-Yu Yu, Sarah Spitz,Francesca Michela Pramotton, Zhengpeng Wan, Ellen L. Kan, Erin N. Tevonian, Manuel Levy,Eva Lendaro, Roger D. Kamm, Linda G. Griffith, Fan Wang, Tong Qiu, Sixian You DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp2438 Abstract:…
Spiral integrated optical phased arrays for tunable near-field-focusing emission
D. M. DeSantis, M. R. Torres, A. Garcia Coleto, B. M. Mazur, S. Corsetti, M. Notaros, and J. Notaros, “Spiral Integrated Optical Phased Arrays for Tunable Near-Field-Focusing Emission,” Optics Express 32(25), 44567–44580…
On-chip petahertz electronics for single-shot phase detection
An international team of researchers including members of the Quantum-Nanostructures and Nanofabrication group at MIT, Deutsches-Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY, Germany), Max-Planck for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (Germany) and WiredSense published a manuscript…
How can electrons split into fractions of themselves?
Physicists surprised to discover electrons in pentalayer graphene can exhibit fractional charge. New study suggests how this could work. (MIT News) Related Links Senthil Todadri Research Laboratory of Electronics Materials Research Laboratory Department of Physics…
Bringing lab testing to the home
The startup SiPhox, founded by two former MIT researchers, has developed an integrated photonic chip for high-quality, home-based blood testing. (MIT News) Related Links SiPhox Materials for Micro and Nano Systems Research Laboratory of Electronics Department of…
Professor Kevin Chen wins Office of Naval Research 2025 Young Investigators Program Award
2025 Young Investigators: ONR Celebrates 40 Years of Cultivating Scientific Talent (ONR Press Releases) Related Links: Office of Naval Research Soft and Microrobotics Laboratory Professor Kevin Chen
Major step toward fully 3D-printed active electronics
By fabricating semiconductor-free logic gates, which can be used to perform computation, researchers hope to streamline the manufacture of electronics. (MIT News) RELATED LINKS Luis Fernando Velásquez-García Microsystems Technology Laboratories Department of…
MIT engineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles
The tiny device uses a tightly focused beam of light to capture and manipulate cells. (MIT News) RELATED LINKS Jelena Notaros Joel Voldman Photonics and Electronics Group Research Laboratory of Electronics Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science…
Atoms on the edge
Physicists capture images of ultracold atoms flowing freely, without friction, in an exotic “edge state.” (MIT News) RELATED LINKS Richard Fletcher Martin Zwierlein Research Laboratory of Electronics MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms Department of Physics School…
2024 Helen Carr and William T. Peake Award Winners
Yunchan Hwang’s research focuses on studying the vasculature of the human retina, a tissue responsible for visual perception. Under the supervision of Professor James G. Fujimoto, he is developing advanced Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) techniques to…
Polina Anikeeva named head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Anikeeva, who conducts research at the intersection of materials science, electronics, and neurobiology, succeeds Caroline Ross. (MIT News) RELATED LINKS Polina Anikeeva Bioelectronics Group Department of Materials Science and Engineering School of Engineering
Researchers demonstrate the first chip-based 3D printer
Smaller than a coin, this optical device could enable rapid prototyping on the go. (MIT News) Related Links: Jelena Notaros MIT Photonics and Electronics Research Group Research Laboratory of Electronics Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science School…
Modular, scalable hardware architecture for a quantum computer
A new quantum-system-on-chip enables the efficient control of a large array of qubits, moving toward practical quantum computing. (MIT News) Related Links: Quantum Photonics and AI Laboratory Terahertz Integrated Electronics Group Research Laboratory of Electronics…
Physicists create five-lane superhighway for electrons
Work could lead to ultra-efficient electronics and more (MIT Physics) Related Links: Professor Long Ju MIT Physics Paper: Large quantum anomalous Hall effect in spin-orbit proximitized rhombohedral graphene Paper: Correlated insulator and Chern insulators in…
Physicists arrange atoms in extremely close proximity
The technique opens possibilities for exploring exotic states of matter and building new quantum materials. (MIT News) Related Links: Wolfgang Ketterle MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms Department of Physics School of Science
Professors Vladan Vuletić and William Oliver named 2023 AAAS Fellows
Four MIT faculty members have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). (MIT News) Related Links: AAAS Fellows Experimental Atomic Physics Group Engineering Quantum Systems Group
VIAVI Solutions joins MIT.nano Consortium
VIAVI Solutions joins MIT.nano Consortium International technology company becomes sustaining member of industry group. VIAVI Solutions, a global provider of communications test and measurement and optical technologies, has joined the MIT.nano Consortium. With roots…
Lightmatter, founded by three MIT alumni, is using photonic technologies to reinvent how chips communicate and calculate
Startup accelerates progress toward light-speed computing (MIT News) MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition Lightmatter
Study unlocks nanoscale secrets for designing next-generation solar cells
Study unlocks nanoscale secrets for designing next-generation solar cells (MIT News) Related Links: Dane deQuilettes Vladimir Bulovic Moungi Bawendi Department of Chemistry Research Laboratory of Electronics Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science…
Center for Ultracold Atoms gets funding boost to “punch through tough scientific barriers and see what’s on the other side
Related Links: MIT professor of physics Wolfgang Ketterle, along with other members of the Center for Ultracold Atoms group, received a major renewal of its NSF Physics Frontiers Centers program grant to fund research that includes conducting experiments…
Li-Yu Yu and Ronald Davis named 2023 Claude E. Shannon Award Winners
Li-Yu Yu Li-Yu Yu, supervised by Professor Sixian You in the Computational Biophotonics Group, focuses his research on enhancing the speed and fidelity of light manipulation in multimode fibers, an important factor in the development of next-generation high-speed,…
Unveiling anomalous dynamics of non-collinear antiferromagnet
Professor Luqiao Liu in the lab at MIT Researchers at Tohoku University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled anomalous dynamics of non-collinear antiferromagnet, a new class of magnetic materials for future functional devices, when driven by…
Now recruiting: Catalyst Fellows at MIT linQ
Now recruiting: Catalyst Fellows at MIT linQ Expression of Interest due July 19 Learn more and get started at https://catalyst.mit.edu/2024-spring-recruiting Bring your talents to identify and develop research projects with high potential for healthcare impact. The…
A new way for quantum computing systems to keep their cool
A wireless technique enables a super-cold quantum computer to send and receive data without generating too much error-causing heat. «more» Related Links: A new way for quantum computing systems to keep their cool (MIT News) Professor Dirk Englund Quantum…
A new chip for decoding data transmissions demonstrates record-breaking energy efficiency
The chip, which can decipher any encoded signal, could enable lower-cost devices that perform better while requiring less hardware «more» Related Links: A new chip for decoding data transmissions demonstrates record-breaking energy efficiency (MIT News)…
New chip for mobile devices knocks out unwanted signals
The receiver chip efficiently blocks signal interference that slows device performance and drains batteries «more» Related Links: New chip for mobile devices knocks out unwanted signals (MIT News) Professor Negar Reiskarimian
Study: Superconductivity switches on and off in “magic-angle” graphene
A quick electric pulse completely flips the material’s electronic properties, opening a route to ultrafast, brain-inspired, superconducting electronics «more» Related Links: Study: Superconductivity switches on and off in “magic-angle” graphene (MIT…
Efficient technique improves machine-learning models’ reliability
The method enables a model to determine its confidence in a prediction, while using no additional data and far fewer computing resources than other methods. «more» Related Links: Efficient technique improves machine-learning models’ reliability (MIT…
Engineers discover a new way to control atomic nuclei as “qubits”
Using lasers, researchers can directly control a property of nuclei called spin, that can encode quantum information. «more» Related Links: Engineers discover a new way to control atomic nuclei as “qubits” (MIT News) Professor Paola Cappellaro Quantum…
Scientists boost quantum signals while reducing noise
“Squeezing” noise over a broad frequency bandwidth in a quantum system could lead to faster and more accurate quantum measurements. «more» Related Links: Scientists boost quantum signals while reducing noise (MIT News) Professor William Oliver…
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
Hosted by Professor Yoel Fink and the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT. Virginia Postrel is an author, columnist, and speaker whose work spans a broad range of topics, from social science to fashion, concentrating on the intersection of culture, commerce, and…
Engineers invent vertical, full-color microscopic LEDs
Stacking light-emitting diodes instead of placing them side by side could enable fully immersive virtual reality displays and higher-resolution digital screens. «more» Related Links: Engineers invent vertical, full-color microscopic LEDs (MIT News)…
Physicists observe rare resonance in molecules for the first time
The findings could provide a new way to control chemical reactions «more» Related Links: Physicists observe rare resonance in molecules for the first time (MIT News) Professor Wolfgang Ketterle Atomic Quantum Gases Group
Strengthening electron-triggered light emission
A new method can produce a hundredfold increase in light emissions from a type of electron-photon coupling, which is key to electron microscopes and other technologies. «more» Related Links: Strengthening electron-triggered light emission (MIT News)…
Putting a new spin on computer hardware
Luqiao Liu utilizes a quantum property known as electron spin to build low-power, high-performance computer memories and programmable computer chips. «more» Related Links: Putting a new spin on computer hardware (MIT News) Professor Luqiao Liu Spintronic…
Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source
Researchers develop a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, lightweight solar cells that can be seamlessly added to any surface. «more» Related Links: Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source (MIT News) MIT.nano Prof.…
Louis Braida, hearing aid innovator and mentor, dies at 79
Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Louis Braida, the Henry Ellis Warren (1894) Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), died Sept. 2nd. He was 79. Braida was a principal…
Deep learning with light
A new method uses optics to accelerate machine-learning computations on smart speakers and other low-power connected devices «more» Related Links: Deep learning with light (MIT News) Professor Dirk Englund Quantum Photonics Laboratory
Making quantum computers more accurate
PhD student Alex Greene studies superconducting quantum computing systems while rounding out their busy schedule with water sanitation projects. «more» Related Links: Making quantum computers more accurate (MIT News) Engineering Quantum Systems Group MIT…
Learning on the edge
A new technique enables AI models to continually learn from new data on intelligent edge devices like smartphones and sensors, reducing energy costs and privacy risks. «more» Related Links: Learning on the edge (MIT News) MIT Han Lab Professor Song Han…
Massachusetts Microelectronics Internship Program: a big focus on critical tiny components
Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science One of the most critical components of our technological future is easy to overlook. Microelectronics, the devices and circuits at the core of computer and communication chips, are aptly named:…
Passive cooling system could benefit off-grid locations
Relying on evaporation and radiation — but not electricity — the system could keep food fresh longer or supplement air conditioning in buildings. «more» Related Links: Passive cooling system could benefit off-grid locations (MIT News) Professor Jeffrey…
Engineers fabricate a chip-free, wireless electronic “skin”
The device senses and wirelessly transmits signals related to pulse, sweat, and ultraviolet exposure, without bulky chips or batteries. «more» Related Links: Engineers fabricate a chip-free, wireless electronic “skin” (MIT News) Jeehwan Kim Research…
Future House | Emerging Solar Technology
This Old House Home Technology Expert Ross Trethewey takes us to MIT to discuss the future of solar technology. «more» Related Links: Future House | Emerging Solar Technology (This Old House) MIT.Nano Professor Vladimir Bulović
New hardware offers faster computation for artificial intelligence, with much less energy
Engineers working on “analog deep learning” have found a way to propel protons through solids at unprecedented speeds. «more» Related Links: New hardware offers faster computation for artificial intelligence, with much less energy (MIT News) Professor…
This Startup Raised $9 Million To Make Better Quality Quantum Computers
Quantum computing, once it truly arrives, is expected to make significant improvements for a number of different applications, from helping to fight climate change and improving the process of drug discovery. «more» Related Links: This Startup Raised $9…
Gary Lee named 2022 Claude E. Shannon Award Winner
Gary Lee’s research is focused on one of the dominant and enduring challenges in the field of communication: managing and rejecting interference in communication systems and networks, which otherwise strongly limit performance. The traditional approach of…
2022 Peake Prize Award Winners: Changhao Li and Grace Noel
Changhao Li’s research focuses on exploiting the quantum properties of electronic and nuclear spins for novel applications ranging from quantum computation, quantum communication and quantum sensing. In particular, Changhao uses spin defects in nanodiamond to sense…
Engineers build LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip
The new design is stackable and reconfigurable, for swapping out and building on existing sensors and neural network processors. «more» Related Links: Engineers build LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip (MIT News) Professor Jeehwan Kim Jeehwan Kim…
Quantum sensor can detect electromagnetic signals of any frequency
MIT engineers expand the capabilities of these ultrasensitive nanoscale detectors, with potential uses for quantum computing and biological sensing. «more» Related Links: Quantum sensor can detect electromagnetic signals of any frequency (MIT News)…
Robotic lightning bugs take flight
Inspired by fireflies, researchers create insect-scale robots that can emit light when they fly, which enables motion tracking and communication. «more» Related Links: Robotic lightning bugs take flight (MIT News) Soft and Micro Robotics Laboratory MIT…
Collin Stultz named co-director and MIT lead of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology
Related Links: Collin Stultz named co-director and MIT lead of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology (MIT News) Computational Cardiovascular Research Group
Is it neuroscience? Chemistry? Art? Wulff Lecture shows versatility, diversity in materials science
Professor Polina Anikeeva’s innovation in the treatment of neurological disorders highlights the interdisciplinary nature of her field. «more» Related Links: Is it neuroscience? Chemistry? Art? Wulff Lecture shows versatility, diversity in materials…
Solar-powered desalination device wins MIT $100K competition
Nona Desalination is developing a compact water-desalination device that requires less electricity than a cell phone charger. «more» Related Links: Solar-powered desalination device wins MIT $100K competition (MIT News) Nona Desalination
Mining valuable insights from diamonds
A drive to understand natural science phenomena ignited MIT graduate student Changhao Li’s love of quantum physics. «more» Related Links: Mining valuable insights from diamonds (MIT News) Quantum Engineering Group
Team creates map for production of eco-friendly metals
New understanding of metal electrolysis could help optimize production of metals like lithium and iron. «more» Related Links: Team creates map for production of eco-friendly metals (MIT News) Electrochemical Energy Laboratory Professor Yang…
No one-size-fits-all approach for mentorship
Committed to Caring honoree Jeff Grossman strives to provide each of his students with personalized advising. «more» Related Links: No one-size-fits-all approach for mentorship (MIT News) Professor Jeff Grossman Grossman Research Group
Aging Brain Initiative awards fund five new ideas to study, fight neurodegeneration
Competitive seed grants launch yearlong investigations of novel hypotheses about potential causes, biomarkers, treatments of Alzheimer’s and ALS. «more» Related Links: Aging Brain Initiative awards fund five new ideas to study, fight neurodegeneration…
Researchers develop a paper-thin loudspeaker
The flexible, thin-film device has the potential to make any surface into a low-power, high-quality audio source. «more» Related Links: Researchers develop a paper-thin loudspeaker (MIT News) Vladimir Bulović Jeffrey Lang Cover Your Wall in MIT’s New…
New book celebrates trailblazing MIT physicist Mildred Dresselhaus
“Carbon Queen” explores how the Institute Professor transformed our understanding of the physical world and made science and engineering more accessible to all. «more» Related Links: New book celebrates trailblazing MIT physicist Mildred Dresselhaus (MIT…
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps. «more» Related Links: From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button (MIT News) Professor Jongyoon…
Professor Dirk Englund recipient of 2021 Lincoln Laboratory Best Paper Award
Professor Dirk Englund recipient of 2021 Lincoln Laboratory Best Paper Award (Lincoln Laboratory) Related Links: Cavity-enhanced microwave readout of a solid-state spin sensor (Nature) Quantum Photonics Laboratory Professor Dirk Englund
More sensitive X‑ray imaging
Improvements in the material that converts X‑rays into light, for medical or industrial images, could allow a tenfold signal enhancement. «more» Related Links: More sensitive X‑ray imaging (MIT News) Professor Marin Soljacic Photonics and Modern…
Toward a stronger defense of personal data
Engineers build a lower-energy chip that can prevent hackers from extracting hidden information from a smart device. «more» Related Links: Toward a stronger defense of personal data (MIT News) Professor Anantha Chandrakasan Energy-Efficient Circuits and…
MIT.nano receives grant to acquire focused ion beam scanning electron microscope
National Science Foundation award will allow the VELION FIB-SEM to become a permanent instrument in MIT.nano’s characterization facility. «more» Related Links: MIT.nano receives grant to acquire focused ion beam scanning electron microscope (MIT News)…