New STUDIO.nano supports artistic research and encounters within MIT.nano’s facilities.

For Sarah Sterling, the new director of the Cryo-Electron Microscopy facility at MIT.nano, better planning and more communication leads to better science.

Physicists capture images of ultracold atoms flowing freely, without friction, in an exotic “edge state.”

Lightwave electronics aim to integrate optical and electronic systems at incredibly high speeds, leveraging the ultrafast oscillations of light fields.

A new family of integrated rock salt-polyanion cathodes opens door to low-cost, high-energy storage.

A new family of integrated rock salt-polyanion cathodes opens door to low-cost, high-energy storage.

Rising senior and Army ROTC cadet Alexander Edwards and Aneal Krishnan ’02 discuss a new UROP fellowship with the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies.

MIT researchers have found a way to make structural materials last longer under the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.

MIT researchers have found a way to make structural materials last longer under the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.

Ortiz is an internationally recognized researcher in biotechnology and biomaterials, advanced and additive manufacturing, and sustainable and socially-directed materials design.

An MIT-led group shows how to achieve precise control over the properties of Weyl semimetals and other exotic substances.

Sublime Systems, founded by Professor Yet-Ming Chiang and former postdoc Leah Ellis, has developed a sustainable way to make one of the world’s most common materials.

Electronic waste is a rapidly growing problem, but this degradable material could allow the recycling of parts from many single-use and wearable devices.

The company that brought you no-stick toothpaste is moving into the medical space, with a lubricant for ostomy pouches and other products that could improve millions of lives.

The company that brought you no-stick toothpaste is moving into the medical space, with a lubricant for ostomy pouches and other products that could improve millions of lives.

Ultrathin material whose properties “already meet or exceed industry standards” enables superfast switching, extreme durability.

The effort to accelerate climate work at the Institute adds to its leadership team.

Analysis and materials identified by MIT engineers could lead to more energy-efficient fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, or computing devices.

An MIT team uses computer models to measure atomic patterns in metals, essential for designing custom materials for use in aerospace, biomedicine, electronics, and more.

The approach could help engineers design more efficient energy-conversion systems and faster microelectronic devices, reducing waste heat.

A trailblazer in electron microscopy, Vander Sande is remembered for his dedication to teaching, service, and global collaboration.

A trailblazer in electron microscopy, Vander Sande is remembered for his dedication to teaching, service, and global collaboration.

Anikeeva, who conducts research at the intersection of materials science, electronics, and neurobiology, succeeds Caroline Ross.

The IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge helps students hone their entrepreneurship skills to create viable ventures for public good.

A national bottle deposit fee could make a dramatic difference in reducing plastic waste, MIT researchers report.

MIT spinout SiTration looks to disrupt industries with a revolutionary process for recovering and extracting critical materials.

The new design approach could be used to produce metals with exceptional combinations of strength and ductility, for aerospace and other applications.

The new design approach could be used to produce metals with exceptional combinations of strength and ductility, for aerospace and other applications.

The newly synthesized material could be the basis for wearable thermoelectric and spintronic devices.

The newly synthesized material could be the basis for wearable thermoelectric and spintronic devices.

Leuko, founded by a research team at MIT, is giving doctors a noninvasive way to monitor cancer patients’ health during chemotherapy — no blood tests needed.

In “Scientific InQueery,” LGBTQ+ MIT faculty and graduate students describe finding community and living their authentic lives in the research enterprise.

MIT scientists honored in each of the three Kavli Prize categories: neuroscience, nanoscience, and astrophysics, respectively.

The technique characterizes a material’s electronic properties 85 times faster than conventional methods.

Smaller than a coin, this optical device could enable rapid prototyping on the go.

Ranking at the top for the 13th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.

The work could lead to ultra-efficient electronics and more.

The work could lead to ultra-efficient electronics and more.

MIT.nano inscribes 340,000 names on a single silicon wafer in latest version of One.MIT.

MIT.nano inscribes 340,000 names on a single silicon wafer in latest version of One.MIT.

Fifteen new faculty members join six of the school’s academic departments.

Research sheds light on the properties of novel materials that could be used in electronics operating in extremely hot environments.

Research sheds light on the properties of novel materials that could be used in electronics operating in extremely hot environments.

Propelled by MIT mentors and colleagues, two Kavanaugh Fellows will spend a year getting their innovative technologies ready for the market.

The unexpected finding could be important for designing spacecraft shielding or in high-speed machining applications.

The unexpected finding could be important for designing spacecraft shielding or in high-speed machining applications.

MIT spinout Boston Metal is commercializing a new method for making steel and other metals, to help clean up the emissions-intensive industry.

At the 2024 MIT Energy Iniative Spring Symposium, experts weighed whether hydrogen stored in the earth might be a practical energy source of the future.

The material could be made as a thin coating to analyze air quality in industrial or home settings over time.

The doctoral student will use the prize to find novel phases of matter and particles.