MIT.nano

Exhaled biomarkers can reveal lung disease

Specialized nanoparticles create a “breath signal” that could be used to diagnose pneumonia and other infectious or genetic diseases.

July 20, 2020

Role of nanoscale antigen organization on B-cell activation probed using DNA origami

The Marble Center Distinguished Seminar will feature a talk by Dr. Mark Bathe, Professor in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT, Associate Member of the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, Co-Chair of the MIT New Engineering Education Transformation, and Chair of the MIT Committee on Student Life.

Monday, July 20, 2020
2 p.m. — 3 p.m. EST
Register here.

A mechanical way to stimulate neurons

Magnetic nanodiscs can be activated by an external magnetic field, providing a research tool for studying neural responses.

July 19, 2020

Fab-12 gowning area update

There is now a PC in the Fab-12 gowning area to use to run CORAL. Please remember to follow new gowning hanger guidelines and do not put your garments in the hamper.

July 19, 2020

Nano Explorations Webinars, Week of July 20

Tuesday, July 21—2D-Material enabled colloidal electronics by Albert Liu, PhD candidate, Chemical Engineering

Thursday, July 23—Fast and energy-efficient monocular depth estimation on embedded systems by Diana Wofk, MEng '20, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)

Join virtually via Zoom.

Save the Date! SENSE.nano Symposium: The Body at All Scales—Sept. 21,22, & 29, 2020

July 18, 2020

Researchers develop new materials for energy and sensing

MIT and Northwestern researchers create hybrid perovskite materials that could help improve the quality of solar cells and light sources.

July 16, 2020

Build.nano: How nanotechnology fundamentally changes real estate

MIT.nano Director Vladimir Bulović will host this session on Thursday, July 16 with MIT alumni Dr. Elise Strobach, CEO & Co-Founder of Aeroshield, and Dr. Miles Barr, CTO & Co-Founder of Ubiquitous Energy.

Part of the MIT Center for Real Estate World Real Estate Forum. Register here.

MIT team collaborates with 3M to develop rapid Covid-19 test

Company working with Sikes Lab to test feasibility of low-cost diagnostic that could be manufactured by the millions each day.

July 14, 2020

Extended fab hours begin July 27

As MIT approaches phase 2 of the research ramp-up, Fab-12 and Fab-39 will be returning to the full pre-COVID schedule of operation starting on Monday, July 27, 2020.

July 14, 2020

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