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.
Student-led conference charts the future of micro- and nanoscale research, reinforces scientific community
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
Luqiao Liu utilizes a quantum property known as electron spin to build low-power, high-performance computer memories and programmable computer chips.
Recent chair announcements within EECS
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…
Massachusetts Microelectronics Internship Program: a big focus on critical tiny components
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
Engineers working on “analog deep learning” have found a way to propel protons through solids at unprecedented speeds.
Virtual conference gathered students, faculty, and industry partners to explore the future of microsystems and nanotechnology.
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
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
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…