MIT.nano

Communications system achieves fastest laser link from space yet

Lincoln Laboratory’s TeraByte InfraRed Delivery system sent data from a satellite to Earth at 100 Gbps — a rate that will transform future science missions.

November 30, 2022

Breaking the scaling limits of analog computing

New technique could diminish errors that hamper the performance of super-fast analog optical neural networks.

November 29, 2022

Enabling radio communication in living cells: Fundamental challenges and the way forward—Dec. 14

Baju Joy, a doctoral student in the Nano Cybernetic Biotrek Lab at MIT Media Lab, will give a talk about how to enable radio communication in living cells.

1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
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New device can control light at unprecedented speeds

Researchers have developed a programmable optical device for high-speed beam steering.

November 28, 2022

Industrializing 3D printing

VulcanForms, founded by an MIT alumnus and professor, has created digital production systems to manufacture complex metal parts at scale.

November 28, 2022

Nano Explorations: Van der Waals integration beyond the limits of van der Waals forces—Dec. 13

Join us on Tuesday, December 13 for the next Nano Explorations talk. Peter Satterthwaite, PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science will present on van der Waals integration beyond the limits of van der Waals forces.

11 a.m. — 11:45 a.m. ET
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WITec tool talk—Dec. 8

Join MIT.nano for a tool talk with WITec on "Confocal Raman Imaging: Applications and its underlying principles."

11AM - 12PM ET
Virtual on Zoom.
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How “2D” materials expand

A new technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated could help engineers develop faster, more powerful electronic devices.

November 18, 2022

Engineers solve a mystery on the path to smaller, lighter batteries

Branchlike metallic filaments can sap the power of solid-state lithium batteries. A new study explains how they form and how to divert them.

November 18, 2022

Health Science Technology webinar—Dec. 8

Hosted by MIT ILP, leading MIT researchers and MIT-connected startups will discuss newly developed chemical tools and technologies used to target previously difficult disease mechanisms in order to bring more effective therapeutics to patients. Discussion topics will include expanding the repertoire of druggable targets, discovery of small molecule inhibitors to cytokines, and more.

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