Strengthening Electron-triggered Light Emission
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
A new method can produce a hundredfold increase in light emissions from a type of electron-photon coupling, which is key to electron microscopes and other technologies.
The Strength and Fragility of AI
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | 2:30pm – 3:30pm ET
Speakers: Aude Oliva and Kevin Hogan, MIT
Manufacturing a Cleaner Future
Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Startups founded by mechanical engineers are at the forefront of developing solutions to mitigate the environmental impact of manufacturing.
The US Can Shape the Future of Semiconductors if Congress Thinks Ahead
Rafael Reif | The Hill, Opinion Contributor
Spurred by strained supply chains, growing concerns about China, and the landmark CHIPS and Science Act Congress enacted last summer, U.S. semiconductor manufacturing seems poised for a renaissance.
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero Delivers 2022 Dresselhaus Lecture on the Magic of Moiré Quantum Matter
Amanda Stoll DiCristofaro | MIT.nano
The MIT professor discussed a new nanoengineered platform to investigate strongly correlated and topological physics.
Tomás Palacios Named New Director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL)
Meghan Melvin | Microsystems Technology Laboratories
Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) will be helmed by Tomás Palacios, who assumed the role of Director of MTL on December 1, 2022.
Computing With Chemicals Makes Faster, Leaner AI
Dina Genkina | IEEE Spectrum
Battery-inspired artificial synapses are gaining ground, and analog electrochemical memory (ECRAM) arrays provide a prototype for artificial synapses in AI training.
New Device Can Control Light at Unprecedented Speeds
Adam Zewe | MIT News Office
Researchers have developed a programmable, wireless optical device that can manipulate light at the wavelength scale for high-speed beam steering.
Dan Huttenlocher: Ushering In a New Era of Computing
Daniel de Wolff | MIT Industrial Liaison Program
Dan Huttenlocher is a professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at MIT and the inaugural dean at MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. In his role as dean, he is working to infuse computing with the other disciplines at scale, across the Institute.
Sally Kornbluth is Named as MIT’s 18th President
Steve Bradt | MIT News Office
In her role as Duke University’s provost since 2014, Sally has advocated for faculty excellence and commitment to the student experience. Sally Kornbluth will assume the MIT presidency in January 2023.