A pink wafer has square holes in a grid. The wafer is repeated 3 times. On top left, green and white atoms randomly float around the wafer. In the middle, the atoms line up inside the square holes in triangular formations. On the right, a closeup shows the perfectly lined-up rows of atoms.

MIT engineers grow “perfect” atom-thin materials on industrial silicon wafers

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office

New technique could allow chip manufacturers to produce next-generation transistors based on materials other than silicon.

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Ferroelectric Memories at Last

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 1:00 - 2:00pm ET

Speaker: Beatriz Noheda

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The Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing

Friday, March 17, 2023 | 3:00 - 4:00pm ET,
MIT Building E51-115, Wong Auditorium, Tang Center

Speaker: Pat Gelsinger, Intel

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Advances in Additive Manufacturing

Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 10:00am - 12:00pm ET

Multiple Speakers

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Chips & Innovation: A New Era

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | 3:00 - 4:00pm ET,
MIT Building 34-401A, Grier Room A

Speaker: Ahmad Bahai, Texas Instruments

MaterialsHigh Performance Computation

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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.

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Image Credit: AP Photo/Steve Helber. Technicians wearing white clean room suits inspect a piece of equipment at automotive chip manufacturing plant.

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.

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Gloved hands hold a sheet containing 6x5 grid of solar cells.

Paper-thin Solar Cell Can Turn any Surface into a Power Source

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office

Researchers develop a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, lightweight solar cells that can be seamlessly added to any surface.

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3 Questions: Blue Hydrogen and the World’s Energy Systems

Turner Jackson | MIT Energy Initiative

Research Scientist Emre Gençer describes natural gas–based hydrogen production with carbon capture and storage, and the role hydrogen will play in decarbonizing our energy systems.

Energy Efficient AIMaterials

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MIT.nano Adds New Instruments to Create and Analyze at the Nanoscale

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MIT.nano has added several new instruments, expanding the facilities’ capabilities at the nanoscale. These new tools can accommodate samples from small pieces up to 200 mm wafers.

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