News & Updates

We're thankful to be part of the MIT community. Take a look at some of the things MIT is thankful for as we look back on 2018—including the grand opening of MIT.nano!

MIT has broken ground on a new chapter for Kendall Square that will transform it into a true gateway to and from MIT.

At the Materials Day Symposium, researchers focus on tools that probe atomic structures in action to yield better designs for metals, solar cells, and polymers.

A grad student's research project unexpectedly yields a spooky message made from millions of carbon nanotubes.

Farnaz Niroui SM '13, PhD '17 is returning to MIT for the third time, following her stints as an undergraduate intern, a master’s and PhD student, and now as a professor in the electrical engineering department and researcher in the new MIT.nano facilities. What’s kept her coming back?

$20 million gift names imaging suite in new facility, creates catalyst fund.

Department of Biology hosts a symposium to celebrate the launch of MIT.nano and its new Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Facility.

New experiments observing nanoscale crystal structures forming in real-time show biomineralization, nanoscale bubbles, and catalysts in action.

After six years of design and construction, MIT.nano officially opened its doors on Oct. 4, 2018, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and other festive events.