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March 13, 2026

New photonic device efficiently beams light into free space

Light-emitting structures that curl off the chip surface could enable advanced displays, high-speed optical communications, and larger-scale quantum computers.

February 20, 2026

Results You Can Touch

One year into the new 6-5 degree program, students are discovering the joy of hands-on electrical engineering.

January 15, 2026

Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion quantum computers

New technique could improve the scalability of trapped-ion quantum computers, an essential step toward making them practically useful.

September 24, 2025

MIT engineers develop a magnetic transistor for more energy-efficient electronics

A new device concept opens the door to compact, high-performance transistors with built-in memory.

September 2, 2025

New laser โ€œcombโ€ can enable rapid identification of chemicals with extreme precision

The ultrabroadband infrared frequency comb could be used for chemical detection in portable spectrometers or high-resolution remote sensors.

Thesis Defense: Soroush Araei

๐Ÿ“… Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025๐Ÿ•™ Time: 1:00 PM ๐Ÿ“ Location: Grier Room A (34-401A) / Zoom:  https://mit.zoom.us/j/93908105610 Title:  Reconfigurable and Interference-Tolerant Receivers for Next Generation Wireless Systems Abstract: An โ€œall-in-oneโ€ radio,

Thesis defense: Uttara Chakraborty

Time: July 16 at 3 pm Location: Room 3-133. Supervisors: Prof. Duane Boning and Prof. Carl Thompson. Title: Techniques for Reliability and Robustness in Integrated Electronic and Photonic

Thesis defense: Charles Yuan

Doctoral Thesis Title: Foundational Abstractions for Quantum ProgrammingPresenter: Charles YuanPresenter’s Affiliation: CSAILThesis Supervisor: Michael Carbin Date: July 16, 2025Time: 2 PMLocation: 32-G575 Interested attendees may contact me for

June 12, 2025

Photonic processor could streamline 6G wireless signal processing

By performing deep learning at the speed of light, this chip could give edge devices new capabilities for real-time data analysis.

March 18, 2025

Department of EECS announces 2025 promotions and appointments

All promotions and appointments will take effect July 1, 2025.