Unlocking new science with devices that control electric power

Seron Electronics, founded by Mo Mirvakili PhD ’17, makes research equipment with applications including microelectronics, clean energy, optics, biomedicine, and beyond.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
April 4, 2024 ~6 min

With a quantum “squeeze,” clocks could keep even more precise time, MIT researchers propose

More stable clocks could measure quantum phenomena, including the presence of dark matter.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 30, 2023 ~8 min


A DEEPer (squared) dive into AI

Machine learning techniques give scientists faster returns of high-quality organ images.

Rohini Subrahmanyam • harvard
Oct. 17, 2023 ~5 min

System combines light and electrons to unlock faster, greener computing

“Lightning” system connects photons to the electronic components of computers using a novel abstraction, creating the first photonic computing prototype to serve real-time machine-learning inference requests.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Sept. 11, 2023 ~8 min

Machine-learning system based on light could yield more powerful, efficient large language models

MIT system demonstrates greater than 100-fold improvement in energy efficiency and a 25-fold improvement in compute density compared with current systems.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Aug. 22, 2023 ~7 min

Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices

MIT engineers developed a new way to create these arrays, by scaffolding quantum rods onto patterned DNA.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Aug. 11, 2023 ~7 min

How splitting sound might lead to a new kind of quantum computer

Scientists show they can create quantum superpositions of sound particles, pointing to the potential for mechanical quantum computers.

Andrew N. Cleland, Professor of Molecular Engineering Innovation and Enterprise, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering • conversation
July 5, 2023 ~6 min

The digital future may rely on ultrafast optical electronics and computers

A researcher explains developments in using light rather than electrons to transmit information securely and quickly, even over long distances.

Mohammed Hassan, Associate Professor of Physics and Optical Sciences, University of Arizona • conversation
June 27, 2023 ~6 min


Fiber “barcodes” can make clothing labels that last

Drawing inspiration from butterfly wings, reflective fibers woven into clothing could reshape textile sorting and recycling.

Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
March 21, 2023 ~6 min

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.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 1, 2023 ~7 min

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