MIT.nano

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.

Characterization User Forum: Spotlight on Electron Backscatter Diffraction—Mar. 18

Join Characterization.nano for their March 2026 user forum focused on Electron Backscatter Diffraction.

March 18, 2026
4:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. ET
12-0168 (MIT.nano basement teaching space)

Beyond Vital Signs: Noninvasive Volume Status Assessment with Wearable Multimodal Cardiac Sensors—Mar. 17

Join the next seminar in the Health Sciences & Semiconductors series. The talk will take place at the Institute for Solider Nanotechnologies (ISN) (NE47-189) on Tuesday, March 17, 12-1PM.

Designing a more resilient future for plants, from the cell up

Foray Bioscience, founded by Ashley Beckwith SM ’18, PhD ’22, is engineering single plant cells to create new materials and meet growing demand.

February 27, 2026

The Murville Principles From Lab to Market: Engineering Leadership for Entrepreneurial Execution—Mar. 17

Marie-Louise Murville, Adjunct Faculty at the Kogod School of Business and CEO of GoalsHabitsSkills will present on engineering leadership for entrepreneurial execution.

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
Virtual on Zoom

Tackling industry’s burdensome bubble problem

MIT researchers uncovered the physics behind bubble-removing membranes that could improve bioreactors, chemical production, and more.

February 26, 2026

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