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MIT engineers “grow” atomically thin transistors on top of computer chips

May 2, 2023

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.

2023 marked the 19th year for the student-led Microsystems Annual Research Conference. Pictured is the 2023 graduate student committee with faculty leads. Front row, left to right: co-chairs Maitreyi Ashok and Jennifer Wang, Duhan Zhang, Matthew Yeung, and Aya Amer. Back row, left to right: MIT.nano Director Vladimir Bulović, Mansi Joisher, Beth Whittier, Will Banner, Adina Bechhofer, Kaidong Peng, MTL Director Tomás Palacios, and Jaidi Zhu. Not pictured: Patricia Jastrzebska-Perfect, Milica Notaros, Narumi Wong, and Abigail Zhien Wang.

Student-led conference charts the future of micro- and nanoscale research, reinforces scientific community

February 28, 2023

19th Microsystems Annual Research Conference reveals the next era of microsystems technologies, along with skiing and a dance party.

Putting a new spin on computer hardware

December 23, 2022

Luqiao Liu utilizes a quantum property known as electron spin to build low-power, high-performance computer memories and programmable computer chips.

A collage of professional headshots includes Phillip Isola, Will Oliver, Costis Daskalakis, Manish Raghavan, Stefanie Mueller, Martin Wainwright, Muriel Médard, Martha Gray, Polina Golland, and David Perreault.

Recent chair announcements within EECS

October 25, 2022

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) recently announced the following crop of chair appointments, all effective July 1, 2022. Karl Berggren has been named the

A row of students stand in the lobby of MIT's Lincoln Laboratory.

Massachusetts Microelectronics Internship Program: a big focus on critical tiny components

September 26, 2022

EECS Alliance–backed program seeks to get more Massachusetts students into the microelectronics game

New hardware offers faster computation for artificial intelligence, with much less energy

August 1, 2022

Engineers working on “analog deep learning” have found a way to propel protons through solids at unprecedented speeds.

Last-minute pivot leads to record-setting Microsystems Annual Research Conference

March 21, 2022

Virtual conference gathered students, faculty, and industry partners to explore the future of microsystems and nanotechnology.

Gina Raimondo: “Let’s get back to the business of building microchips in America”

March 4, 2022

During a tour of MIT.nano, the commerce secretary argued for boosting domestic semiconductor research and manufacturing, to fight inflation and improve national security.

Giving bug-like bots a boost

January 5, 2022

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

Custom-made MIT tool probes materials at nanoscale

June 30, 2021

Assistant Professor Long Ju and colleagues have built a new, customized version of a laboratory tool known as near-field infrared nanoscopy and spectroscopy for MIT users. It and