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The 2026 Nano Summit—Oct. 29

The Nano Summit is MIT.nano's flagship conference bringing together leaders from academia, industry, government, and startups to explore the technologies shaping the next decade of innovation. The Nano Summit focuses on the convergence of nanoscience and engineering, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies, supported by the infrastructure needed to advance and scale them.

It is designed for researchers, industry professionals, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and students engaged in advancing next-generation science and engineering.

Thursday, October 29
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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Powering the AI Era: The Essential Role of Semiconductors—Nov. 4

Join MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing & the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) on Wednesday November 4th, at the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing for a fireside chat and panel discussion with GlobalFoundries Executive Chairman Thomas Caulfield. Caulfield will explore the critical role semiconductors play in advancing artificial intelligence.

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
MIT College of Computing

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MIT.nano Seminar: Mimicking Nature: Controlling Charge, Heat, and Spin at Interfaces—Oct. 7

Join MIT.nano for a special seminar co-hosted with the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL)! Paul Weiss, Distinguished Professor, California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA Center for Quantum Science & Engineering, and Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Bioengineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, UCLA, will present on mimicking nature: controlling charge, heat, and spin at interfaces.

12 p.m. – 1 p.m. ET
Grier Room A (34-401)

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