Manipulating atoms one at a time with an electron beam

New method could be useful for building quantum sensors and computers.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
May 17, 2019 ~9 min

Thermodynamic insights could lead to better catalysts

Experiments and analyses show how electrons and protons get together on an electrode surface.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
May 2, 2019 ~8 min


Exotic “second sound” phenomenon observed in pencil lead

At relatively balmy temperatures, heat behaves like sound when moving through graphite, study reports.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 14, 2019 ~8 min

Smoothing out the wrinkles in graphene

Coating graphene with wax makes for a less contaminated surface during device manufacturing.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
March 6, 2019 ~7 min

Researchers catalog defects that give 2-D materials amazing properties

Theoretical analysis distinguishes observed “holes” from the huge list of hypothetically possible ones.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 14, 2019 ~6 min

Physicists record “lifetime” of graphene qubits

First measurement of its kind could provide stepping stone to practical quantum computing.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 31, 2018 ~8 min

How to mass produce cell-sized robots

Technique from MIT could lead to tiny, self-powered devices for environmental, industrial, or medical monitoring.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 23, 2018 ~8 min

A better device for measuring electromagnetic radiation | MIT News

New bolometer is faster, simpler, and covers more wavelengths.

David Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
June 11, 2018 ~6 min


A graphene roll-out | MIT News

Scalable manufacturing process spools out strips of graphene for use in ultrathin membranes.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 17, 2018 ~8 min

Timothy Swager receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship | MIT News

The fellowship supports top-tier researchers at U.S. universities whose high-risk, high-payoff work is of strategic importance to the Department of Defense.

Danielle Randall | Department of Chemistry • mit
April 9, 2018 ~4 min

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