MIT physicists predict exotic new phenomena and give “recipe” for realizing them

Work with skyrmions could have applications in future computers and more.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
March 17, 2023 ~7 min

MIT team reports giant response of semiconductors to light

The materials’ stiffness increases up to 40 percent, in a reversible effect, the researchers report in a study that also explains the phenomenon's atomic origins.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Aug. 15, 2022 ~6 min


The best semiconductor of them all?

Researchers have found a material that can perform much better than silicon. The next step is finding practical and economic ways to make it.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 21, 2022 ~8 min

MIT scientists develop low-cost, high-precision fabrication method for thin mirrors and silicon wafers

A novel photolithography technique could be a manufacturing game-changer for optical applications.

MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research • mit
April 20, 2022 ~8 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

Construction contract awarded for new semiconductor facility at MIT Lincoln Laboratory

The advanced research and prototyping facility will yield complex, integrated microelectronic components to enable scientific discovery and solve national security challenges.

Ariana Tantillo | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Feb. 8, 2022 ~6 min

A new way to generate light using pre-existing defects in semiconductors

SMART researchers demonstrate a practical way to make indium gallium nitride LEDs with considerably higher indium concentration.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
Nov. 1, 2021 ~8 min

A peculiar state of matter in layers of semiconductors

In a study that could benefit quantum computing, researchers show a superlattice embedded with nanodots may be immune from dissipating energy to the environment.

Matthew Hutson | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Aug. 19, 2021 ~6 min


An LED that can be integrated directly into computer chips

The advance could cut production costs and reduce the size of microelectronics for sensing and communication.

Daniel Ackerman | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 14, 2020 ~7 min

A cool advance in thermoelectric conversion

A quantum effect in topological semimetals demonstrated by MIT researchers could allow for the utilization of an untapped energy source.

Steve Nadis | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Dec. 11, 2020 ~7 min

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