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In the basement of MIT.nano there is a specialized microscope able to image materials at the atomic level. In this video we go through each step of how to image the tiny building blocks for all materials: atoms.

Mathematical simulations show the new approach may offer faster, cheaper, and more accurate detection, including identifying new variants.

The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. 

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A new fabrication technique produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots.

SENSE.nano symposium highlights the importance of sensing technologies in medical studies.

Chemical engineers created a coating for microbes that could make it easier to deploy the organisms to treat gastrointestinal disease.

A new computational simulator can help predict whether changes to materials or design will improve performance in new photovoltaic cells.

Electrical engineer and Stanford University professor discusses how computer software can support advanced designs and new functionalities.

A deep learning model rapidly predicts the 3D shapes of drug-like molecules, which could accelerate the process of discovering new medicines.