With campus as a test bed, climate action starts and continues at MIT
MIT serves as a laboratory for a multifaceted approach to address the Institute’s own contributions to climate change.
Dec. 18, 2020 • ~10 min
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New Semilab SE-2000 Spectroscopic Ellipsometer at MIT.nano
Instrument can provide information on various properties of thin films via a combination of optical characterization and modeling.
Sept. 25, 2020 • ~3 min
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Building a framework for remote making
A decision-making framework and wiki for students developed by MIT Project Manus and MIT Environment, Health and Safety enables safe making from home.
June 17, 2020 • ~9 min
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New facilities will keep Lincoln Laboratory at the forefront of advanced prototyping
Facility modernization plan includes a new compound semiconductor laboratory and microsystem integration facility that will enable modern innovation.
April 3, 2019 • ~5 min
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Tang family gift supports MIT.nano, MIT Quest for Intelligence
$20 million gift names imaging suite in new facility, creates catalyst fund.
Oct. 18, 2018 • ~2 min
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Joining the resolution revolution
Department of Biology hosts a symposium to celebrate the launch of MIT.nano and its new Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Facility.
Oct. 16, 2018 • ~6 min
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A big new home for the ultrasmall | MIT News
MIT.nano building, the largest of its kind, will usher in a new age of nanoscale advancements.
Sept. 23, 2018 • ~10 min
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MIT Collaboration with Dar Group supports the future of architecture, planning, and design | MIT News
June 26, 2018 • ~3 min
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Metropolitan Storage Warehouse is potential new location for School of Architecture and Planning | MIT News
Historic building would create “design hub” for MIT, with benefits for surrounding community.
June 14, 2018 • ~8 min
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New system recovers fresh water from power plants | MIT News
Technology captures water evaporating from cooling towers; prototype to be installed on MIT’s Central Utility Plant.
June 8, 2018 • ~8 min
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