Custom-made MIT tool probes materials at the nanoscale A scattering-type scanning nearfield optical microscope offers advantages to researchers across many disciplines. July 13, 2021
The tenured engineers of 2021 Eight faculty members have been granted tenure in five departments across the MIT School of Engineering. July 9, 2021
New plasma etching system significantly expands MIT.nano process capabilities SAMCO inductively coupled plasma etcher can process multiple materials at various sizes. July 8, 2021
Engineering seeds to resist drought A new seed-coating process could facilitate agriculture on marginal arid lands by enabling the seeds to retain any available water. July 8, 2021
Infrared cameras and artificial intelligence provide insight into boiling MIT researchers train a neural network to predict a “boiling crisis,” with potential applications for cooling computer chips and nuclear reactors. July 7, 2021
Microscopy technique makes finer images of deeper tissue, more quickly Researchers could rapidly obtain high-resolution images of blood vessels and neurons within the brain. July 7, 2021
SMART researchers develop a method for rapid, accurate virus detection Four times faster than conventional PCR methods, new RADICA approach is highly specific, sensitive, and resistant to inhibitors. July 7, 2021
Synthetic biology circuits can respond within seconds MIT engineers design the first synthetic circuit that consists entirely of fast, reversible protein-protein interactions. July 1, 2021
Custom-made MIT tool probes materials at nanoscale Scattering-type Scanning Nearfield Optical Microscopy, or s-SNOM, offers advantages to researchers across many disciplines. Read more from the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL). July 1, 2021
The power of two—Addressing a longstanding problem in electron microscopy Graduate student Ellen Zhong helped biologists and mathematicians reach across departmental lines to address a longstanding problem in electron microscopy. June 30, 2021
