Pushing material boundaries for better electronics

Undergrads, take note: The lessons you learn in those intro classes could be the key to…

Startup accelerates progress toward light-speed computing

Our ability to cram ever-smaller transistors onto a chip has enabled today’s age of ubiquitous computing.…

New MIT.nano equipment to accelerate innovation in “tough tech” sectors

A new set of advanced nanofabrication equipment will make MIT.nano one of the world’s most advanced…

MIT, Applied Materials, and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub to bring 200mm advanced research capabilities to MIT.nano

The following is a joint announcement from MIT and Applied Materials, Inc. MIT and Applied Materials,…

3 Questions: What’s it like winning the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition?

Solar power plays a major role in nearly every roadmap for global decarbonization. But solar panels…

From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button

MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove…

Providing hands-on photonics education across Massachusetts

Photonics — the science of guiding and manipulating light — enables applications ranging from telecommunications, artificial…

Professor Emeritus Markus Zahn, who specialized in electromagnetic field interactions, dies at 75

Markus Zahn, the Thomas and Gerd Perkins Professor of Electrical Engineering (Emeritus) within the MIT Department…

Workshop tackles a critical gap slowing the development of new hardware technologies

A growing gap in the transition of inventions from research labs to market is slowing the…

Gina Raimondo: “Let’s get back to the business of building microchips in America”

The global semiconductor shortage, a major driver of ballooning U.S. inflation, is as much a national…