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Researchers have demonstrated directional photon emission, the first step toward extensible quantum interconnects.

A new method can produce a hundredfold increase in light emissions from a type of electron-photon coupling, which is key to electron microscopes and other technologies.

Nearly 30 MIT innovators were in the spotlight this year as Forbes unveiled its annual lists of the top leaders, founders, and creators under 30 years old.

The head of MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering was nominated by President Biden to lead ARPA-E’s mission to support critical energy research.

Using this approach, researchers can map how light spreads in opaque environments.

Luqiao Liu utilizes a quantum property known as electron spin to build low-power, high-performance computer memories and programmable computer chips. 

Popular stories this year covered the detection of radio signals from space, a new battery design, immigrants’ entrepreneurial activity, and more.

"Arguably more important than the technical details is that 6.2540 is the only technical class i’ve ever taken which has left me feeling genuinely hopeful and optimistic afterwards," said undergraduate Vincent in this MIT Admissions blog post about the class—nanotechnology: from atoms to systems.

Read more at MIT Admissions.