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

UpNano joins MIT.nano Consortium

Provider of ultra-high resolution 3D printing becomes sustaining member of industry group.

MIT.nano • mit
Nov. 7, 2022 ~3 min


New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways

The technique could be used to fabricate computer chips that won’t get too hot while operating, or materials that can convert waste heat to energy.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 7, 2022 ~8 min

MIT engineers design surfaces that make water boil more efficiently

Systems used in many industries could save energy through these new surface treatments.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 12, 2022 ~8 min

Researchers unveil a secret of stronger metals

Study shows what happens when crystalline grains in metals reform at nanometer scales, improving metal properties.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
May 20, 2022 ~7 min

Researchers develop a paper-thin loudspeaker

The flexible, thin-film device has the potential to make any surface into a low-power, high-quality audio source.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
April 26, 2022 ~9 min

MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program awards third annual seed grants

The NCSOFT-sponsored program will advance cutting-edge technologies for gaming and data visualization.

MIT.nano • mit
April 12, 2022 ~6 min

New program bolsters innovation in next-generation artificial intelligence hardware

MIT AI Hardware Program launches with five inaugural companies to advance AI technologies for the next decade.

School of Engineering | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
March 29, 2022 ~5 min


MIT.nano receives grant to acquire focused ion beam scanning electron microscope

National Science Foundation award will allow the VELION FIB-SEM to become a permanent instrument in MIT.nano’s characterization facility.

MIT.nano • mit
Feb. 9, 2022 ~4 min

Giving bug-like bots a boost

A new fabrication technique produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 16, 2021 ~8 min

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