A new way to trap light
MIT researchers discover a new phenomenon that could lead to new types of lasers and sensors.
Research Laboratory of Electronics
Researchers build an all-optical transistor
An optical switch that can be turned on by a single photon could point toward new designs for both classical and quantum computers.
Dennis Freeman appointed dean for undergraduate education
Electrical engineering and computer science professor has lengthy record of leadership in teaching, advising and curricular innovation.
Toward practical compressed sensing
Researchers show how the vagaries of real-world circuitry affect the performance of a promising new technique in signal processing and imaging.
Flexible, light solar cells could provide new opportunities
MIT researchers develop a new approach using graphene sheets coated with nanowires.
What number is halfway between 1 and 9? Is it 5 — or 3?
A new information-theoretical model of human sensory perception and memory sheds light on some peculiarities of the nervous system.
A one-way street for spinning atoms
Work correlating ultracold atoms’ spin with their direction of motion may help physicists model new circuit devices and unusual phases of matter.
Researchers build a toolbox for synthetic biology
Engineers design new proteins that can help control novel genetic circuits in cells.
Single-photon transmitter could enable new quantum devices
Long-sought goal for quantum devices — the ability to transmit single photons while blocking multiple photons — is finally achieved.
Five MIT researchers win presidential early career honors
Jarillo-Herrero, Lu, Pathak, Sinha and Thaler among 96 winners.
A physicist and an inventor
New technologies from Marin Soljacic’s lab could have a far-reaching impact on daily life.
Sensing when the brain is under pressure
New monitoring strategy forgoes surgery, could help doctors treat patients with head injuries.
Fiber laser points to woven 3-D displays
A fiber that can emit light along its length in any direction may herald flexible 3-D displays and medical tools that activate therapeutic compounds with bursts of light.
Microchips’ optical future
To keep energy consumption under control, future chips may need to move data using light instead of electricity — and the technical expertise to build them may reside in the United States.