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Powerful shrinking technique could enable devices that compute with light

MIT researchers created tiny 3D photonic devices with features small enough to channel visible light.

May 12, 2026

Improving the reliability of circuits for quantum computers

A new technique helps scientists measure a phenomenon that can cause quantum circuits to perform differently than expected, increasing the error in computations.

May 12, 2026

Characterization User Forum: Spotlight on nanoindentation techniques—May 20

Join Characterization.nano for their May 2026 user forum focused on nanoindentation techniques.

May 20, 2026
4:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. ET
12-0168 (MIT.nano basement teaching space)

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MIT.nano job opening: postdoctoral associate

MIT.nano is seeking a postdoctoral associate for a one-year term appointment focused on plasma etching! Read more and apply.

May 12, 2026

Photonics advance could enable compact, high-performance lidar sensors

With a novel design, MIT researchers overcame a stubborn problem that has limited the effectiveness of chip-based systems for lidar.

May 7, 2026

Biologist Joey Davis explores how cells build complex structures

His studies have shed light on the assembly instructions that govern ribosomes, the critical protein-building machines of the cell.

May 5, 2026

How chromatin movement helps control gene expression

By monitoring these chromosomal structures over many timescales, MIT researchers found that chromatin helps bring genes closer to their regulatory elements.

May 4, 2026

Found Industries aims to strengthen America’s industrial supply chains

Founded by Peter Godart ’15, SM ’19, PhD ’21, the company has developed technologies for extracting critical metals and making fuel out of aluminum.

May 3, 2026

The hidden structure behind a widely used class of materials

Relaxor ferroelectrics have been used in electronics and sensors for decades, but the source of their unique properties was a mystery until now.

April 30, 2026

Study: Gene circuits reshape DNA folding and affect how genes are expressed

When genes are transcribed, they suppress or activate their neighbors, coupling expression between the two genes.

April 30, 2026

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