Team engineers nanoparticles using ion irradiation to advance clean energy and fuel conversion

The work demonstrates control over key properties leading to better performance.

Elizabeth Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Nov. 27, 2023 ~7 min

New laser setup probes metamaterial structures with ultrafast pulses

The LIRAS technique could speed up the development of acoustic lenses, impact-resistant films, and other futuristic materials.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 15, 2023 ~8 min


MIT physicists turn pencil lead into “gold”

Thin flakes of graphite can be tuned to exhibit three important properties.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Nov. 14, 2023 ~5 min

Team uses DNA to make quasicrystal out of nanoparticles

Nanoengineers have used to DNA to create a quasicrystal, a scientifically intriguing and technologically promising material structure.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 13, 2023 ~7 min

Using AI to optimize for rapid neural imaging

MIT CSAIL researchers combine AI and electron microscopy to expedite detailed brain network mapping, aiming to enhance connectomics research and clinical pathology.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 6, 2023 ~7 min

In a surprising finding, light can make water evaporate without heat

A newly identified process could explain a variety of natural phenomena and enable new approaches to desalination.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 31, 2023 ~7 min

Quantum dots − a new Nobel laureate describes the development of these nanoparticles from basic research to industry application

Louis Brus explains some of the foundational research – and how even the letter carrier wants to shake your hand when you’ve just won a Nobel Prize.

Louis Brus, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Columbia University • conversation
Oct. 20, 2023 ~10 min

Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for 'quantum dot' technology that gave us today's high definition TVs

Quantum dot technology has also helped revolutionise medical imagining.

Laurence Murphy, Senior Lecturer & Researcher in Media Technology, University of Salford • conversation
Oct. 5, 2023 ~4 min


Quantum dots are part of a revolution in engineering atoms in useful ways – Nobel Prize for chemistry recognizes the power of nanotechnology

Quantum dots are a prime example of the way nanotechnology engineers materials at an atomic scale.

Andrew Maynard, Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University • conversation
Oct. 4, 2023 ~9 min

Navigating the risks and benefits of AI: Lessons from nanotechnology on ensuring emerging technologies are safe as well as successful

Two decades ago, the nanotechnology revolution avoided stumbling by bringing a wide range of people to the table to chart its development. The window is closing fast on AI following suit.

Sean Dudley, Chief Research Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Research Technology, Arizona State University • conversation
Oct. 2, 2023 ~11 min

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