Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion
Detailed study of magnets built by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant.
Stitch3D is powering a new wave of 3D data collaboration
The company, founded by Clark Yuan MBA ’22, has developed a cloud platform that makes 3D data sharing, visualizing, and editing easy.
3 Questions: The Climate Project at MIT
Richard Lester describes an emerging new initiative that will back climate efforts at the Institute and find outside partnerships to drive actionable innovation.
MIT students win national materials design competition
At the ASM Materials Education Foundation’s 2023 Undergraduate Design Competition, seniors Louise Anderfaas and Darsh Grewal design a super-strong aluminum plate for applications such as planes and cars.
New MIT.nano equipment to accelerate innovation in “tough tech” sectors
The advanced fabrication tools will enable the next generation of microelectronics and microsystems while bridging the gap from the lab to commercialization.
MIT, Applied Materials, and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub to bring 200mm advanced research capabilities to MIT.nano
State-of-the-art toolset will bridge academic innovations and industry pathways to scale for semiconductors, microelectronics, and other critical technologies.
Meeting the clean energy needs of tomorrow
At the MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium, Shell’s chief technology officer laid out two very different potential paths for the decades ahead.
Cobalt-free batteries could power cars of the future
MIT chemists developed a battery cathode based on organic materials, which could reduce the EV industry’s reliance on scarce metals.
Shell joins MIT.nano Consortium
International energy company becomes sustaining member of industry group.
Leveraging language to understand machines
Master’s students Irene Terpstra ’23 and Rujul Gandhi ’22 use language to design new integrated circuits and make it understandable to robots.
Boosting rocket reliability at the material level
Zack Cordero’s research focuses on extending the lifespan of reusable rockets, while simultaneously reducing the risk of catastrophic failure.
Celebrating five years of MIT.nano
The Nano Summit highlights nanoscale research across multiple disciplines at MIT.
Materials science and engineering career fair connects students with industry opportunities
MIT DMSE hosts its first-ever jobs fair, attracting industry giants, startups, and students for networking and career exploration.
Reflecting on a decade of SuperUROP at MIT
Ten years after the founding of the undergraduate research program, its alumni reflect on the unexpected gifts of their experiences.
Using language to give robots a better grasp of an open-ended world
By blending 2D images with foundation models to build 3D feature fields, a new MIT method helps robots understand and manipulate nearby objects with open-ended language prompts.