How “2D” materials expand

A new technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated could help engineers develop faster, more powerful electronic devices.

Health Science Technology webinar—Dec. 8

Hosted by MIT ILP, leading MIT researchers and MIT-connected startups will discuss newly developed chemical tools and technologies used to target previously difficult disease mechanisms in order to bring more effective therapeutics to patients. Discussion topics will include expanding the repertoire of druggable targets, discovery of small molecule inhibitors to cytokines, and more.

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Fall SuperUROP Showcase—Dec. 8

This fall undergraduate researchers have been hard at work: asking questions, designing research studies, and gathering data. Join us to hear what these talented students have accomplished at the Fall SuperUROP Showcase. Hosted by MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the event will offer refreshments as you tour the poster session and network with these emerging researchers.

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Building 34, Rooms 34-401 A & B
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Inspiration at the atomic scale

With new techniques in electron microscopy, James LeBeau explores the nanoscale landscape within materials to understand their properties.