Closing in on superconducting semiconductors

Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers created a superconducting circuit that could one day replace semiconductor components in quantum and high-performance computing systems.

Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
June 17, 2025 ~5 min

Photonic processor could streamline 6G wireless signal processing

By performing deep learning at the speed of light, this chip could give edge devices new capabilities for real-time data analysis.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
June 11, 2025 ~7 min


New chip tests cooling solutions for stacked microelectronics

Preventing 3D integrated circuits from overheating is key to enabling their widespread use.

Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
April 28, 2025 ~6 min

A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble

SPROUT, developed by Lincoln Laboratory and University of Notre Dame researchers, is a vine robot capable of navigating under collapsed structures.

Haley Wahl | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
April 2, 2025 ~7 min

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.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
March 21, 2025 ~7 min

Knitted microtissue can accelerate healing

Lincoln Laboratory and MIT researchers are creating new types of bioabsorbable fabrics that mimic the unique way soft tissues stretch while nurturing growing cells.

Anne McGovern | Lincoln Laboratory • mit
March 5, 2025 ~5 min

Fast control methods enable record-setting fidelity in superconducting qubit

The advance holds the promise to reduce error-correction resource overhead.

Sandi Miller | Department of Physics • mit
Jan. 14, 2025 ~10 min

How hard is it to prevent recurring blackouts in Puerto Rico?

Using the island as a model, researchers demonstrate the “DyMonDS” framework can improve resiliency to extreme weather and ease the integration of new resources.

David Chandler | MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
Jan. 7, 2025 ~8 min


Surface-based sonar system could rapidly map the ocean floor at high resolution

A small fleet of autonomous surface vessels forms a large sonar array for finding submerged objects.

Ariana Tantillo | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Dec. 18, 2024 ~10 min

MIT physicists predict exotic form of matter with potential for quantum computing

New work suggests the ability to create fractionalized electrons known as non-Abelian anyons without a magnetic field, opening new possibilities for basic research and future applications.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Nov. 18, 2024 ~5 min

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