Unraveling connections between the brain and gut

MIT engineers’ new technology can probe the neural circuits that influence hunger, mood, and a variety of diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 22, 2023 ~10 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


Resilient bug-sized robots keep flying even after wing damage

New repair techniques enable microscale robots to recover flight performance after suffering severe damage to the artificial muscles that power their wings.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
March 15, 2023 ~8 min

QuARC 2023 explores the leading edge in quantum information and science

The second annual student-industry conference was held in-person for the first time.

Center for Quantum Engineering • mit
March 3, 2023 ~6 min

A new chip for decoding data transmissions demonstrates record-breaking energy efficiency

The chip, which can decipher any encoded signal, could enable lower-cost devices that perform better while requiring less hardware.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 22, 2023 ~7 min

A new way for quantum computing systems to keep their cool

A wireless technique enables a super-cold quantum computer to send and receive data without generating too much error-causing heat.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 21, 2023 ~7 min

Efficient technique improves machine-learning models’ reliability

The method enables a model to determine its confidence in a prediction, while using no additional data and far fewer computing resources than other methods.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 13, 2023 ~7 min

Scientists boost quantum signals while reducing noise

“Squeezing” noise over a broad frequency bandwidth in a quantum system could lead to faster and more accurate quantum measurements.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 9, 2023 ~9 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

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

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