MIT.nano

MIT.nano Job Opening: Applications Engineer

The Applications Engineer will play a key role in implementing and maintaining MIT.nano’s lab management system – NanoFab Equipment Management & Operations (NEMO) MIT.nano is a large shared services facility with over 1,000 users and hundreds of tools and instruments. NEMO, developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is an open source web application used to schedule reservations, enable/disable tools, track maintenance issues, track tool usage, and more.

March 29, 2024

Submit your abstract for MARC 2026! Due Nov. 23

The Microsystems Annual Research Conference (MARC) 2026 will be held on January 27 & 28, 2026 in New Hampshire. Submit your abstract by November 23!

MIT startup aims to expand America’s lithium production

Lithios, founded by Mo Alkhadra PhD ’22 and Professor Martin Bazant, is scaling up an electrochemical lithium extraction technology to secure supply chains of the critical metal.

November 14, 2025

MIT Research and Development Conference—Nov. 18 & 19

Join distinguished researchers and practitioners as they examine key developments in manufacturing and energy, supply chain resilience, life sciences, climate science and policy, entrepreneurship, space technology, advanced materials, cybersecurity, data analytics, and—unsurprisingly—artificial intelligence (AI), a topic central to research and application across MIT.

Hosted by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program.

New lightweight polymer film can prevent corrosion

Because it’s nearly impermeable to gases, the polymer coating developed by MIT engineers could be used to protect solar panels, machinery, infrastructure, and more.

November 12, 2025

MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic

Jacqueline Prawira’s innovation, featured on CBS’s “The Visioneers,” tackles one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.

November 12, 2025

IMMERSED IN: Robot Teleoperation—Nov. 19

Join the MIT.nano Immersion Lab for the next IMMERSED seminar—Design for smartphone-based teleoperation in manufacturing.

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
Read more and register.

Leading quantum at an inflection point

The MIT Quantum Initiative is taking shape, leveraging quantum breakthroughs to drive the future of scientific and technological progress.

November 10, 2025

Characterization User Forum: Spotlight on X-ray diffraction — Nov. 19

Join Characterization.nano for their November user forum focused on X-ray diffraction.

November 19, 2025
4:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. ET
12-0168 (MIT.nano basement teaching space)

Particles that enhance mRNA delivery could reduce vaccine dosage and costs

Using these nanoparticles to deliver a flu vaccine, researchers observed an effective immune response at a much lower dose.

November 7, 2025

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