FabuBlox, a START.nano company, backed by Pillar VC FabuBlox, a participant in MIT.nano's hard-tech accelerator START.nano, has received funding from Pillar VC.Read the announcement December 18, 2024
MIT engineers grow “high-rise” 3D chips An electronic stacking technique could exponentially increase the number of transistors on chips, enabling more efficient AI hardware. December 18, 2024
MIT researchers introduce Boltz-1, a fully open-source model for predicting biomolecular structures With models like AlphaFold3 limited to academic research, the team built an equivalent alternative, to encourage innovation more broadly. December 17, 2024
A new method to detect dehydration in plants Sensors developed by SMART researchers are capable of detecting pH changes in plant xylem enable farmers to detect drought stress up to 48 hours before visible physical symptoms manifest. December 16, 2024
Noninvasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue Using high-powered lasers, this new method could help biologists study the body’s immune responses and develop new medicines. December 11, 2024
Lisa Su is Time's CEO of the Year Lisa T Su has been named Time Magazine's 2024 CEO of the Year.Read more. December 11, 2024
A new biodegradable material to replace certain microplastics MIT chemical engineers designed an environmentally friendly alternative to the microbeads used in some health and beauty products. December 6, 2024
A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to capture methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and convert it into polymers. December 4, 2024
Characterization User Forum: Spotlight on XPS capabilities—Dec. 11 Join Characterization.nano for their December user forum focused on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) capabilities.December 11, 20244:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. ET12-0168 (MIT.nano basement teaching space)Read more and register
The big problems driving nanotech development MIT.nano Associate Director Brian Anthony discusses MIT.nano and working at the nanoscale.Read more at Freethink. December 3, 2024