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May 2, 2023

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.

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.
February 28, 2023

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.

December 23, 2022

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.

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.
October 25, 2022

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

A row of students stand in the lobby of MIT's Lincoln Laboratory.
September 26, 2022

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

August 1, 2022

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.

March 21, 2022

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

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

March 4, 2022

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

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

January 5, 2022

Giving bug-like bots a boost

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

December 2, 2021

2021 EECS Awards

It’s nearing the end of 2021, and we want to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of our incredible EECS community by sharing some of the awards given by