New platform lets anyone rapidly prototype large, sturdy interactive structures

The system uses reconfigurable electromechanical building blocks to create structural electronics.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
March 18, 2025 ~8 min

Collaborating to advance research and innovation on essential chips for AI

Agreement between MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories and GlobalFoundries aims to deliver power efficiencies for data centers and ultra-low power consumption for intelligent devices at the edge.

Microsystems Technology Laboratories • mit
Feb. 28, 2025 ~4 min


MIT physicists find unexpected crystals of electrons in new ultrathin material

Rhombohedral pentalayer graphene joins a family of materials with exotic properties that may have other “relatives.”

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Feb. 26, 2025 ~6 min

Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and “understand” the wearer

MIT researchers developed a fiber computer and networked several of them into a garment that learns to identify physical activities.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 26, 2025 ~11 min

Chip-based system for terahertz waves could enable more efficient, sensitive electronics

Researchers developed a scalable, low-cost device that can generate high-power terahertz waves on a chip, without bulky silicon lenses.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 20, 2025 ~7 min

Engineers enable a drone to determine its position in the dark and indoors

A new low-power system using radio frequency waves takes a major step toward autonomous, indoor drone navigation.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 13, 2025 ~8 min

MIT engineers develop a fully 3D-printed electrospray engine

Ideal for propelling tiny satellites, the lightweight devices could be produced on board a spacecraft and cost much less than traditional thrusters.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 12, 2025 ~8 min

Physicists measure a key aspect of superconductivity in “magic-angle” graphene

By determing how readily electron pairs flow through this material, scientists have taken a big step toward understanding its remarkable properties.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Feb. 5, 2025 ~9 min


This fast and agile robotic insect could someday aid in mechanical pollination

With a new design, the bug-sized bot was able to fly 100 times longer than prior versions.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Jan. 15, 2025 ~8 min

Tiny, wireless antennas use light to monitor cellular communication

As part of a high-resolution biosensing device without wires, the antennas could help researchers decode intricate electrical signals sent by cells.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Dec. 20, 2024 ~8 min

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