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STUDIO.nano presents: Can machines be creative?—Mar. 19

Prof. Buehler’s lab is pioneering the use of AI agents to design nanoscale materials — systems that reason, self-organize, and generate structures atom by atom. His research opens a profound question: When machines help design matter itself, are they participating in creativity? Join STUDIO.nano for an interdisciplinary discussion exploring AI, scientific discovery, art, and the evolving relationship between human and machine imagination.

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The Future Is Semi—Apr. 9

Join MIT.nano and the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Talent Initiative (GTI) for a panel discussion and networking opportunity focused on careers in semiconductors. Meet industry leaders from several companies and discuss the future of semiconductor innovation.

3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

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2026 MIT AI Conference — April 14

The conference highlights MIT’s most influential work from the past year and the promising future it is shaping.  The program includes topics such as future AI architectures, AI management and deployment, AI applications, social impact, and policy. Together, these themes offer a forward-looking view of where AI is headed—and how society can prepare.

Presented by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP)

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CANCELLED: Feb. Seminar: Controlling the direction of light emission in anisotropic perovskite nanoparticles using alignment, fusing, and surface interactions — Feb. 23

Join MIT.nano for our February seminar! Professor Carissa Eisler, Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at UCLA, will present on controlling the direction of light emission in anisotropic perovskite nanoparticles using alignment, fusing, and surface interactions. 

3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
Grier Room A (34-401)

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Patent Law Essentials: What Scientists, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs Need to Know—Jan. 10

This IAP workshop, sponsored by the MIT Graduate Student Council, covers the basics of U.S. patent law, including the patent application process, prosecution, litigation, and licensing.

Instructors: Stephen M. Hou, Ryan (Hyunjong) Jin, Julian G. Pymento

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: [Register to see exact location @ MIT]
Advance sign-up required: https://engage.mit.edu/GSC/rsvp_boot?id=916767