New chip for mobile devices knocks out unwanted signals

The receiver chip efficiently blocks signal interference that slows device performance and drains batteries.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 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


Study: Superconductivity switches on and off in “magic-angle” graphene

A quick electric pulse completely flips the material’s electronic properties, opening a route to ultrafast, brain-inspired, superconducting electronics.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 30, 2023 ~7 min

MIT engineers grow “perfect” atom-thin materials on industrial silicon wafers

Their technique could allow chip manufacturers to produce next-generation transistors based on materials other than silicon.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 18, 2023 ~7 min

Strengthening electron-triggered light emission

A new method can produce a hundredfold increase in light emissions from a type of electron-photon coupling, which is key to electron microscopes and other technologies.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 4, 2023 ~7 min

Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source

Researchers develop a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, lightweight solar cells that can be seamlessly added to any surface.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 9, 2022 ~8 min

Breaking the scaling limits of analog computing

New technique could diminish errors that hamper the performance of super-fast analog optical neural networks.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 29, 2022 ~7 min

New device can control light at unprecedented speeds

Researchers have developed a programmable optical device for high-speed beam steering.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 28, 2022 ~9 min


How “2D” materials expand

A new technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated could help engineers develop faster, more powerful electronic devices.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 18, 2022 ~8 min

Building with nanoparticles, from the bottom up

Researchers develop a technique for precisely arranging nanoscale particles on a surface, such as a silicon chip, that doesn’t damage the material.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 26, 2022 ~7 min

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