New Method Simplifies the Construction Process for Complex Materials
Adam Zewe | MIT News
With a new, user-friendly interface, researchers can quickly design many cellular metamaterial structures that have unique mechanical properties.
MIT Engineers Create an Energy-storing Supercapacitor from Ancient Materials
David L. Chandler | MIT News
Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.
New Quantum Magnet Unleashes Electronics Potential
Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Researchers discover how to control the anomalous Hall effect and Berry curvature to create flexible quantum magnets for use in computers, robotics, and sensors.
Superconducting Qubit Foundry Accelerates Progress in Quantum Research
Kylie Foy | Haley Wahl | MIT Lincoln Laboratory
A 200-millimeter superconducting qubit wafer fabricated through the Superconducting Qubits at Lincoln Laboratory (SQUILL) Foundry is one example of how the foundry is expanding access to quantum research by fabricating high-quality quantum circuits for U.S. research organizations.
MIT Engineers “Grow” Atomically Thin Transistors on top of Computer Chips
Adam Zewe | MIT News Office
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.
MIT-led Teams Win National Science Foundation Grants to Research Sustainable Materials
Materials Research Laboratory | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The teams will work toward sustainable microchips and topological materials as well as socioresilient materials design.
Phiala Shanahan Is Seeking Fundamental Answers About Our Physical World
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
With supercomputers and machine learning, the physicist aims to illuminate the structure of everyday particles and uncover signs of dark matter.
Engineers invent vertical, full-color microscopic LEDs
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Stacking light-emitting diodes instead of placing them side by side could enable fully immersive virtual reality displays and higher-resolution digital screens.
Study: Superconductivity switches on and off in “magic-angle” graphene
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
A quick electric pulse completely flips the material’s electronic properties, opening a route to ultrafast, brain-inspired, superconducting electronics.
Bilge Yildiz wins Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science
Jason Sparapani | Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Award recognizes scientists of Turkish origin younger than 50 who have made outstanding contributions to their fields.