MIT.nano

Shaping the Future of Semiconductors—Apr. 23

Join MIT's Industrial Liaison Program as they explore the innovations shaping next-generation semiconductor systems and the manufacturing ecosystems enabling them, where performance scaling, power efficiency, and design innovation converge to power the next decades of technological progress.

10 a.m. – 11 a.m. ET

From Idaho to MIT, on a quest to cut methane emissions

PhD student Audrey Parker studies methane mitigation strategies in dairy farms and coal mines, to reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.

March 15, 2026

Adaptive by Design: Biologically Informed Engineering—May 21

Adaptive by Design: Biologically Informed Engineering examines how ideas rooted in living systems, such as adaptability, efficiency, and responsive behavior, are driving new approaches to engineering across disciplines.

This Leading Edge webinar will explore how AI is accelerating hypothesis generation by identifying patterns across biology, materials science, and engineering, and how advances in sensing, imaging, and instrumentation are translating these insights into systems for testing and deployment. Together, these approaches form a continuous pipeline from idea generation to engineered application.

Hosted by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP).

10 a.m. – 11 a.m. ET

Discovering the joy of future-forward electrical engineering

One year in, MIT’s hands-on 6-5 (Electrical Engineering With Computing) degree program is already one of the most popular majors among first-year students.

March 12, 2026

Spatial-Temporal Transcriptomics via Nanofabricated Pillar Arrays—Apr. 2

Join MIT Health Sciences + Semiconductors for their next seminar: Spatial-Temporal Transcriptomics via Nanofabricated Pillar Arrays

3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
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New photonic device efficiently beams light into free space

Light-emitting structures that curl off the chip surface could enable advanced displays, high-speed optical communications, and larger-scale quantum computers.

March 11, 2026

Finding a nanoscale solution to safer spaceflight

Using boron nitride nanotubes, mechanical engineering doctoral student Palak Patel develops materials for space that block dangerous ionizing radiation.

March 11, 2026

STUDIO.nano presents: Can machines be creative?—Mar. 19

Prof. Buehler’s lab is pioneering the use of AI agents to design nanoscale materials — systems that reason, self-organize, and generate structures atom by atom. His research opens a profound question: When machines help design matter itself, are they participating in creativity? Join STUDIO.nano for an interdisciplinary discussion exploring AI, scientific discovery, art, and the evolving relationship between human and machine imagination.

Understanding how “marine snow” acts as a carbon sink

A new study finds hitchhiking bacteria dissolve essential ballast in ubiquitous “snow” particles, which could counteract the ocean’s ability to sequester carbon.

March 9, 2026

LAB14 joins the MIT.nano Consortium

LAB14 GmbH, a corporate network based in Germany that unites eight high-tech companies focused on nanofabrication, microfabrication, and surface analysis, has joined the MIT.nano Consortium.