News & Updates

DNA-based self-assembling system sheds light on processes essential for semiconductors and nanotechnology.

Study shows that a simple urine test can reveal the presence of lung cancer in mice.

Chemical engineers have developed a way to protect transplanted drug-producing cells from immune system rejection.

Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices.

Device for harnessing terahertz radiation might enable self-powering implants, cellphones, other portable electronics.

Sorting through millions of possibilities, a search for battery materials delivered results in five weeks instead of 50 years.

Micro/nano processing course fabricates devices in MIT.nano’s facilities.

MIT has joined the Covid-19 High Performance Computing Consortium, a collaboration among various industry, government, and academic institutions which will aim to make their supercomputing resources available to the wider research community.

A new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces may enable better biomedical sensors and implants.

The Greater Boston Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (GBCPR) has put out a call to Boston area researchers to submit proposals for COVID-19-related research. Proposals are due March 24, 2020, and funding will begin as soon as possible in April 2020. Awards will be made in the $50,000 to $500,000 range. Areas of research include epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines and clinical management related to COVID-19.

Read more and apply here.