MIT.nano

Two research images side by side; on the left, a digital drawing with a rectangular chip at the bottom and multi-colored rays rising from it, and on the right a close-up photo of a hand holding a cylindrical device underwater in the ocean.

Sensing the world around us

MIT.nano symposium highlights applications of ambient sensing.

June 26, 2023

Ganit Goldstein stands in one of MIT's makerspaces. 3D printers are visible in the background. A wall of windows shows greenery outside.

Redefining design through textiles

MIT Morningside Academy for Design Fellow Ganit Goldstein SM ’23 combines traditional craftsmanship and technology to transform the way clothes are produced and worn.

June 26, 2023

12 people pose on outdoor steps in front of a wall of windows, some sitting and others standing

Meet the tight-knit technical staff who help MIT.nano handle any challenge

All together, a core group of MIT.nano staffers has more than 400 years of technical experience in nanoscale characterization and fabrication.

June 7, 2023

20 people pose for a group photo in front of large doors and sign reading "MIT Building W31"

First-of-its-kind Indigenous immersive incubator gathers on MIT campus

Over the course of four days, Indigenous delegates collaborated on immersive technology with MIT community members.

May 19, 2023

Three examples of people posing with a virtual Tim the BeaVR outside an MIT building. In the first, Tim appears giant-sized; in the second, human-sized; and in the third, palm-sized

Say hello to Tim the BeaVR

MIT student creates Tim the Beaver in virtual reality using the MIT.nano Immersion Lab.

May 18, 2023

13 portrait photos of MIT's Fulbright winners

Thirteen from MIT win 2023 Fulbright fellowships

The Fulbright US Student Program funds opportunities for research, graduate study, and teaching abroad.

May 15, 2023

2 square grey mirrors are on the left and right, and a laser beam’s wave passes through them. In between are two glossy spherical quasiparticles, one grey and one red, connected by 2 curved lines, and the laser beam passes through them.

Study reveals new ways for exotic quasiparticles to “relax”

A perovskite-based device that combines aspects of electronics and photonics may open doors to new kinds of computer chips or quantum qubits.

May 12, 2023

Eight people pose standing in a white hallway with the HUMANS nanowafer held between them. On their left is a wall, and the right are tall windows.

MIT HUMANS project breaks down borders, empowering global voices to reach for the stars

The HUMANS nanowafer, an MIT Space Exploration Initiative student-led project, will travel to the ISS this month, and later to the moon, carrying messages in more than 64 languages from over 80 countries.

May 8, 2023

Head-and-shoulders photo of President Yoon Suk Yeol, looking into the camera while speaking

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea visits MIT

A campus summit with the leader and his delegation centered around dialogue on biotechnology and innovation ecosystems.

April 28, 2023

Jiadi Zhu wears gloves while holding an octagon-shaped plastic case containing 8-inch wafer. On right, a furnace resembling a deep freezer sits in glass casing.

MIT engineers “grow” atomically thin transistors on top of computer chips

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.

April 27, 2023