3Q: Muriel Médard on the world-altering rise of 5G
“The reason 5G is so different is that what exactly it will look like is still up in the air. Everyone agrees the phrase is a bit of a catch-all.”
Research Laboratory of Electronics
Introducing the latest in textiles: Soft hardware
Researchers incorporate optoelectronic diodes into fibers and weave them into washable fabrics.
On-chip optical filter processes wide range of light wavelengths
Silicon-based system offers smaller, cheaper alternative to other “broadband” filters; could improve a variety of photonic devices.
School of Engineering second quarter 2018 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
Chip upgrade helps miniature drones navigate
Low-power design will allow devices as small as a honeybee to determine their location while flying.
A better device for measuring electromagnetic radiation
New bolometer is faster, simpler, and covers more wavelengths.
Turning up the heat on thermoelectrics
New materials, heated under high magnetic fields, could produce record levels of energy, model shows.
Integrating optical components into existing chip designs
Technique would allow addition of optical communication components to existing chips with little modification of their designs.
Inaugural class of MIT-GSK Gertrude B. Elion Research Fellows selected
New fellowship program honoring trailblazing Nobel laureate awards four MIT postdocs focused on drug discovery and development.
AFFOA and VMS launch Advanced Fabrics Entrepreneurship Program
Year-long program will give early-stage entrepreneurs a leg up in the functional fabrics industry.
Monitor detects dangerously low white blood cell levels
Technology could help prevent life-threatening infections in patients receiving chemotherapy.
A new way to find better battery materials
Design principles could point to better electrolytes for next-generation lithium batteries.
Physicists create new form of light
Newly observed optical state could enable quantum computing with photons.
Polina Anikeeva and Feng Zhang awarded 2018 Vilcek Prize
Prize recognizes contributions to biomedical research made by immigrant scientists.
Engineers design artificial synapse for “brain-on-a-chip” hardware
Design is major stepping stone toward portable artificial-intelligence devices.