Simple superconducting device could dramatically cut energy use in computing, other applications

The ultrasmall “switch” could be easily scaled.

Elizabeth Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Aug. 15, 2023 ~11 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


Researchers grow precise arrays of nanoLEDs

A new technique produces perovskite nanocrystals right where they’re needed, so the exceedingly delicate materials can be integrated into nanoscale devices.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
July 6, 2023 ~8 min

Superconducting qubit foundry accelerates progress in quantum research

The foundry gives the wider research community access to Lincoln Laboratory’s expertise in fabricating quantum circuits.

Kylie Foy | Haley Wahl | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
July 5, 2023 ~10 min

Physicists discover a new switch for superconductivity

The results could help turn up unconventional superconducting materials.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 22, 2023 ~7 min

MIT engineers develop a soft, printable, metal-free electrode

A new Jell-O-like material could replace metals as electrical interfaces for pacemakers, cochlear implants, and other electronic implants.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 15, 2023 ~8 min

Toward more flexible and rapid prototyping of electronic devices

FlexBoard is a flexible breadboard that enables rapid prototyping of objects with interactive sensors, actuators, and displays on curved and deformable surfaces.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 18, 2023 ~7 min

MIT engineers “grow” atomically thin transistors on top of computer chips

A new low-temperature growth and fabrication technology allows the integration of 2D materials directly onto a silicon circuit, which could lead to denser and more powerful chips.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
April 27, 2023 ~10 min


Ingestible “electroceutical” capsule stimulates hunger-regulating hormone

The device, which uses electricity to boost hormone production in the stomach, could help to ease nausea and counteract appetite loss.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
April 26, 2023 ~7 min

3D-printed revolving devices can sense how they are moving

A new system enables makers to incorporate sensors into gears and other rotational mechanisms with just one pass in a 3D printer.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
March 16, 2023 ~8 min

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