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New chip fabrication approach
Depositing different materials within a single chip layer could lead to more efficient computers. «more» Related Links: New chip fabrication approach (MIT News) Professor Mildred Dresselhaus Professor Jing Kong
A new quantum approach to big data
System for handling massive digital datasets could make impossibly complex problems solvable. « more » Related Links: A new quantum approach to big data (MIT News) Professor Seth Lloyd
Self-stacking nanogrids
Polymer nanowires that assemble in perpendicular layers could offer route to tinier chip components. « more » Related Links: Self-stacking nanogrids (MIT News) Professor Karl k. Berggren
Adalsteinsson to be inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Elfar Adalsteinsson, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), MIT Professor of Health Sciences and…
Local boy makes good
Michael Watts took two decades to make the 20-mile trip from suburban Hingham to tenure at MIT. « more » Related Links: Local boy makes good (MIT News) Professor Michael Watts Photonic Microsystems Group
A nanophotonic comeback for incandescent bulbs?
Researchers combine the warm look of traditional light bulbs with 21st-century energy efficiency. « more » Related Links: A nanophotonic comeback for incandescent bulbs? (MIT News) Tailoring high-temperature radiation and the resurrection of the…
A new way to store solar heat
Material could harvest sunlight by day, release heat on demand hours or days later. « more » Related Links: A new way to store solar heat (MIT News) Solid-State Solar Thermal Fuels for Heat Release Applications (Advanced Energy Materials) Professor…
Grad students honored for their research at Materials Research Society meeting
Three MIT graduate students win Silver Awards for work on catalysts, hydrogels, and magnetic nanoparticles. Ritchie Chen, who works in Assistant Professor Polina Anikeeva’s Bioelectronics Group, was honored for his work on magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical…
APS and PhysicsWorld.com cite Soljacic group’s work on Weyl points as highlights and breakthroughs for 2015
APS and PhysicsWorld.com cite Soljačić group’s work on Weyl points as highlights and breakthroughs for 2015. Related Links: APS Highlights Weyl points Top 10 breakthroughs of 2015 from physicsworld.com What are Weyl points Professor Marin Soljačić…
Optoelectronic microprocessors built using existing chip manufacturing
High-performance prototype means chipmakers could now start building optoelectronic chips. « more » Related Links: Optoelectronic microprocessors built using existing chip manufacturing (MIT News) Single-chip microprocessor with integrated photonic…
Muriel Medard wins the IEEE 2015 WICE Outstanding Achievement Award
Muriel Medard received the IEEE 2015 WICE Outstanding Achievement Award. The award recognizes members of IEEE ComSoc who have been involved with the Women in Communications Engineering Committee (WICE), have done outstanding technical work in the broad field of…
Bose Grants fund bold and innovative visions
Four high-risk, high-reward projects launch with support from Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants, including project from Prof. Polina Anikeeva. « more » Related Links: Bose Grants fund bold and innovative visions (MIT News) Professor Polina…
An extreme close-up on heat transfer
New formula identifies limits to nanoscale heat transfer, may help optimize devices that convert heat to electricity. « more » Related Links: An extreme close-up on heat transfer (MIT News) Professor Steven Johnson
How the Tizard Mission paved the way for research at MIT
Seventy-five years ago, an international meeting of scientific minds changed forever how MIT and other research institutions develop new technologies. « more » Related Links: How the Tizard Mission paved the way for research at MIT (MIT News) Video: 75th…
A new way to make X‑rays
MIT researchers have found a phenomenon that might lead to more compact, tunable X‑ray devices made of graphene. « more » Related Links: A new way to make X‑rays (MIT News) Towards graphene plasmon-based free-electron infrared to X‑ray sources (Nature…
Berggren, One of four MIT Faculty elected AAAS Fellows
Four current MIT faculty members have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the journal Science will announce on Friday, Nov. 27. « more » Related Links: Four MIT Faculty elected AAAS Fellows (MIT…
Han, One of Three EECS faculty selected as Faculty Research Innovation Fellowships (FRIFs)
Jongyoon Han, professor of electrical engineering, as well as biological engineering, has been named a Frank Quick Research Innovation Fellow. « more » Related Links: Three EECS faculty selected as Faculty Research Innovation Fellowships (FRIFs) (EECS…
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation supports research of RLE Prof. Timothy Lu
RLE Prof. Timothy Lu named recipient of a 2015 Innovator Award from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation. Related Links: The Kenneth Rainin Foundation supports research of RLE Prof. Timothy Lu (Rainin Foundation/PDF) Prof. Timothy K. Lu
M+Visión Fellow Carlos Castro named one of Spain’s top young innovators
Postdoc researcher recognized for leukemia management innovation. « more » Related Links: M+Visión Fellow Carlos Castro named one of Spain’s top young innovators (MIT News) Madrid-MIT M+Visión Consortium
William Siebert, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science, dies at 89
Siebert, an expert in long-range radar, helped shape EECS undergraduate curriculum. « more » Related Links: William Siebert, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science, dies at 89 (MIT News)
Chandrakasan appointed to Vannevar Bush Professorship
Anantha P. Chandrakasan has been appointed to the Vannevar Bush Professorship, effective November 1, 2015, Dean of Engineering Ian A. Waitz announced today. « more » Related Links: Chandrakasan appointed to Vannevar Bush Professorship (EECS News) Prof.…
Quantum physics meets genetic engineering
Researchers use engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport. « more » Related Links: Quantum physics meets genetic engineering (MIT News) Enhanced energy transport in genetically engineered excitonic networks (Nature…
Logic Analysis Tool Team Receives OSA’s 2015 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award
The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to announce that the Logic Analysis Tool (LAT) team is the winner of the 2015 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award. The Logic Analysis Tool team includes Professor Karl Berggren from the RLE Quantum Nanostructures and…
Finding a noninvasive way to measure pressure in the brain
MIT researchers team up with Boston Medical Center and Philips to test a noninvasive way to measure intracranial pressure. « more » Related Links: Finding a noninvasive way to measure pressure in the brain (MIT News) Professor Thomas Heldt Integrative…
“A day a week” for postdocs helps bring MIT research inventions to market
Translational Fellows Program deadline for applications is Sept. 30. « more » Related Links: “A day a week” for postdocs helps bring MIT research inventions to market (MIT News) Translational Fellows Program
New portable device counts leukocytes through the skin
A novel way to count white blood cells without a blood test, simply by applying a small device on the fingertip, is being developed by a team of young bioengineers. « more » Related Links: New portable device counts leukocytes through the skin (SiNC)…
Kolodziejski honored in Committed to Caring campaign
EECS Graduate Officer and Professor of Electrical Engineering Leslie Kolodziejski has received MIT’s Committed to Caring award in honor of her service to graduate education. « more » Related Links: Kolodziejski honored in Committed to Caring campaign…
Viruses join fight against harmful bacteria
Engineered viruses could combat human disease and improve food safety. « more » Related Links: Viruses join fight against harmful bacteria (MIT News) Professor Tim Lu Synthetic Biology Group
How to make large 2‑D sheets
MIT-led team develops method for scaling up production of thin electronic material. « more » Related Links: How to make large 2‑D sheets (MIT News) Professor Mildred Dresselhaus
Abraham Bers, professor emeritus of electrical engineering, dies at 85
Bers, a longtime member of the MIT community, was expert in plasma physics. « more » Related Links: Abraham Bers, professor emeritus of electrical engineering, dies at 85 (MIT News) RLE Remembers Abe Bers
How to spawn an “exceptional ring”
Researchers create exotic states that could lead to new kinds of sensors and optical devices. « more » Related Links: How to spawn an “exceptional ring” (MIT News) Prof. Marin Soljačić
Silicon photonics meets the foundry
Lionel Kimerling, Rajeev Ram, and other MIT researchers explore practical ways to bring optical interconnection toward and directly onto chips. « more » Related Links: Silicon photonics meets the foundry (MIT News) Professor Rajeev J. Ram
Wolfgang Ketterle, recipient of 2015 Teaching Prize
School of Science announces 2015 Teaching Prizes for Graduate and Undergraduate Education « more » Related Links: Wolfgang Ketterle, recipient of 2015 Teaching Prize (MIT News) Professor Wolfgang Ketterle
Seth Lloyd, leading quantum mechanics expert, appointed Nam P. Suh Professor
New professorship is a gift from MIT alumnus Hock Tan ’75, SM ’75. « more » Related Links: Seth Lloyd, leading quantum mechanics expert, appointed Nam P. Suh Professor (MIT News) Professor Seth Lloyd
Study identifies new cheating method in MOOCs
Research from MIT and Harvard shows how to exploit and protect MOOC certification. « more » Related Links: Study identifies new cheating method in MOOCs (MIT News) Detecting and Preventing “Multiple-Account” Cheating in Massive Open Online Courses…
Anikeeva named one of MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35
Today, MIT Technology Review revealed its annual 35 Innovators Under 35. Among the 2015 honorees are members of the MIT community who are uncovering the mysteries of the brain, revolutionizing space travel, and innovating the way we interact with our world. «…
Oppenheim and Verghese publish new book: Signals, Systems and Inference
New textbook based on 6.011 brings classic MIT undergraduate course to a wider audience. « more » Related Links: Oppenheim and Verghese publish new book: Signals, Systems and Inference (EECS News) Signals, Systems and Inference (Pearson) Professor Alan…
A new look at superfluidity
MIT team creates a superfluid in a record-high magnetic field. « more » Related Links: A new look at superfluidity (MIT News) Professor Wolfgang Ketterle Ketterle Group MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms
Computing at full capacity
MIT spinout Jisto helps companies optimize utilization with real-time deployment, monitoring, and analytics. « more » Related Links: Computing at full capacity (MIT News)
How to look for a few good catalysts
New research shows non-wetting surfaces promote chemical reaction rates. « more » Related Links: How to look for a few good catalysts (MIT News) Reactivity of Perovskites with Water: Role of Hydroxylation in Wetting and Implications for Oxygen…
Consortium including MIT awarded $110M national grant to promote photonics manufacturing
Partnership of government, industry, and academia will pursue integration of optical devices with electronics. « more » Related Links: Consortium including MIT awarded $110M national grant to promote photonics manufacturing (MIT News) Professor Michael…
Gauri Joshi and Arman Rezaee named recipients of the 2015–2016 Claude E. Shannon Research Assistantships
The Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) is pleased to announce that the 2015–2016 Claude E. Shannon Research Assistantships have been awarded to Ms. Gauri Joshi and Mr. Arman Rezaee, doctoral students in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department.…
Long-sought phenomenon finally detected
Weyl points, first predicted in 1929, observed for the first time. « more » Related Links: Long-sought phenomenon finally detected (MIT News) Experimental observation of Weyl points (Science) Prof. John Joannopoulos Prof.…
Professor Yang Shao-Horn appointed the W.M. Keck Professor of Energy
Yang Shao-Horn is internationally renowned for her work and expertise in electrochemical energy conversion and storage. She has made significant strides in the understanding of the electronic structures of surfaces, with a particular focus on metal oxides, catalytic…
Computing at the speed of light
Graduate student Sergio Cantu studies lasers to increase computational speed and security. « more » Related Links: Computing at the speed of light (MIT News) MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms
Mr. Ritchie Chen, Mr. Ariel Edward Hight and Mr. Luke Shaheen Named Recipients of the 2015 Helen Carr Peake Research Prize
The winners of the 2015 Helen Carr Peake Research Prize are Mr. Ritchie Chen, a doctoral student in Materials Science and Engineering; Mr. Ariel Edward Hight, doctoral student in the Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Harvard Medical School; and Mr. Luke Shaheen, a doctoral…
Researchers develop basic computing elements for bacteria
Sensors, memory switches, and circuits can be encoded in a common gut bacterium. « more » Related Links: Researchers develop basic computing elements for bacteria (MIT News) Prof. Tim Lu Synthetic Biology Group
Frederic Morgenthaler, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science, dies at 82
Longtime member of the MIT faculty was a dedicated researcher, educator in the field of electromagnetism. « more » Related Links: Frederic Morgenthaler, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science, dies at 82 (EECS News)
Médard group wins best paper awards at ICC Conference in London
The Médard group has recently won two best paper awards at the 2015 International Conference on Communications (ICC) in London. http://icc2015.ieee-icc.org/ The paper Optimization-Based Linear Network Coding for General Connections of Continuous Flows, by lead author…
Toward tiny, solar-powered sensors
New ultralow-power circuit improves efficiency of energy harvesting to more than 80 percent. « more » Related Links: Toward tiny, solar-powered sensors (MIT News) Professor Anantha Chandrakasan
MIT team creates ultracold molecules
At near absolute zero, molecules may start to exhibit exotic states of matter. « more » Related Links: MIT team creates ultracold molecules (MIT News) Ultracold Dipolar Gas of Fermionic Na23K40 Molecules in Their Absolute Ground State (Phys. Rev. Lett.)…
Vanishing friction
In tuning friction to the point where it disappears, technique could boost development of nanomachines. « more » Related Links: Vanishing friction (MIT News) Prof. Vladan Vuletic
Ultrasound and algorithms to diagnose bacterial meningitis in babies
Currently the only test to diagnose bacterial meningitis in babies is through a lumbar puncture, a painful and difficult procedure to perform. « more » Related Links: Ultrasound and algorithms to diagnose bacterial meningitis in babies (Sinc) Madrid-MIT…
Teaming Up for Better Batteries
MIT’s Yang Shao-Horn and BMW’s Odysseas Paschos collaborate to advance fundamental research on lithium-ion battery technologies. « more » Related Links: Teaming Up for Better Batteries (MIT Industrial Liaison Program) Prof. Yang Shao-Horn
Fast-Tracking Innovation for MIT’s Postdocs
Yoel Fink PhD ’00 wants to save the next generation of researchers time and frustration in their efforts to move their ideas and inventions from lab to market. A professor of materials science and director of MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE), Fink has…
Bringing microgrids to rural villages
MIT team, working with villagers in India, designs peer-to-peer system to enable local power sharing. « more » Related Links: Bringing microgrids to rural villages (MIT News) Prof. Rajeev Ram Prof. David Perreault
A new tool measures the distance between phonon collisions
Tabletop setup provides more nuanced picture of heat production in microelectronics. « more » Related Links: A new tool measures the distance between phonon collisions (MIT News) Prof. Mildred Dresselhaus
Thin coating on condensers could make power plants more efficient
Graphene layer one atom thick could quadruple rate of condensation heat transfer in generating plants. « more » Related Links: Thin coating on condensers could make power plants more efficient (MIT News) Prof. Jing Kong Nano-Materials and Electronics…
MIT commercialization initiative seeks markets for research-derived technology
In 1997, Yoel Fink, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, invented something theorists had insisted was impossible: a “perfect mirror” that reflects many wavelengths of light from any angle with almost no energy loss. « more »…
Researchers build new fermion microscope
Instrument freezes and images 1,000 individual fermionic atoms at once. « more » Related Links: Researchers build new fermion microscope (MIT News) Quantum-Gas Microscope for Fermionic Atoms (Phys. Rev. Lett.) Professor Martin Zwierlein Ultracold Quantum…
Watts is promoted to Associate Professor
EECS Department Head Anantha P. Chandrakasan and Associate Department Heads Silvio Micali and David J. Perreault announced today the promotions of Professors Constantinos Daskalakis, Wojciech Matusik, and Michael Watts to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure…
Queen of Carbon Becomes First Woman to Receive IEEE Medal of Honor
In June, Professor Mildred Dresselhaus will formally receive the 2015 IEEE Medal of Honor for her leadership and contributions across many fields of science and engineering. She is the first woman to receive the organizations highest honor since its inception in 1917.…
Neurons pick up the heat
Non-invasive neuronal stimulation deep within the brain is possible by tapping into an alternating magnetic field using magnetic nanoparticles. « more » Related Links: Neurons pick up the heat (NATURE Methods) Professor Polina Anikeeva Bioelectronics…
A Better Way to Probe the Brain
Polina Anikeeva, PhD ’09, is developing materials that offer low-impact or even wireless connections to the nervous system, allowing researchers to stimulate and collect data from individual brain cells. « more » Related Links: A Better Way to Probe the…
A Swiss Army Knife for Neuroscience
Neural probes that combine optics, electronics, and drugs could help unlock the secrets of the brain. « more » Related Links: A Swiss Army Knife for Neuroscience (MIT Technology Review) A Better Way to Probe the Brain (MIT Technology Review) Professor…
Four RLE Members are Named Recipients of the 2015 Infinite Mile Award
RLE is pleased to announce that the following RLE community members have won the 2015 Infinite Mile Award under the Office of the Vice President for Research: Janice Balzer, Administrative Assistant – Englund, Freeman, Sze & Yanik groups Joseph Foley, Assistant…
Better sensors for medical imaging, contraband detection
Magnetic-field detector is 1,000 times more efficient than its predecessors. « more » Related Links: Better sensors for medical imaging, contraband detection (MIT News) Professor Dirk R. Englund Quantum Photonics Laboratory
Diagnosis by keyboard
By revealing loss of motor skills, typing patterns may help to identify early onset of Parkinson’s. « more » Related Links: Diagnosis by keyboard (MIT News) Madrid-MIT M+Visión Consortium
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awards grant to create a University Center of Exemplary Mentoring at MIT
A team of faculty from four participating departments including RLE’s Leslie A. Kolodziejski, professor and graduate officer of electrical engineering and computer science, will serve as the governing body for the UCEM. « more » Related Links: Alfred P.…
Analysis sees many promising pathways for solar photovoltaic power
New study identifies the promise and challenges facing large-scale deployment of solar photovoltaics. « more » Related Links: Analysis sees many promising pathways for solar photovoltaic power (MIT News) Professor Vladimir Bulovic ONE Lab
Thousands of atoms entangled with a single photon
Result could make atomic clocks more accurate. « more » Related Links: Thousands of atoms entangled with a single photon (MIT News) Professor Vladan Vuletic Experimental Atomic Physics Group
Professor Andrew Weiner of Purdue University to deliver the 2015 Hermann Anton Haus Lecture: Lecture series honoring Haus brings eminent visitors to MIT
Professor Andrew Weiner of Purdue University will deliver the 2015 Hermann Anton Haus Lecture Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 4:00 pm in the RLE conference facility, Building 36 Rooms 428 and 462. A reception will follow the lecture. Andrew Weiner is the Scifres Family…
Hu is selected for OSA 2015 Nick Holonyak Jr. Award
Recognized for pioneering contributions to high-performance THz quantum-cascade lasers « more» Related Links: Hu is selected for OSA 2015 Nick Holonyak Jr. Award (EECS News) Professor Qing Hu
Fujimoto is recipient of the OSA Frederic Ives Medal
The Optical Society (OSA) announced on March 1, 2015, the selection of Professor James G. Fujimoto as the recipient of the Frederic Ives Medal / Quinn Prize. He is recognized for pioneering the field of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and for his research group’s…
Fujimoto, Hu, and Joannopoulos win prestigious awards from the Optical Society
Winners include: James G. Fujimoto, Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus Quinn Prize; John D. Joannopoulos, Max Born Award; and Qing Hu, Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award. These award winners join an esteemed group of past recipients recognized by OSA for their perseverance, novelty and…
EECS Faculty Promotions for Adalsteinsson, Daniel, and Kong
Five faculty are promoted to full professor; three faculty are promoted to associate professor. « more » Related Links: Faculty Promotions Announced in EECS (EECS News) Professor Elfar Adalsteinsson Professor Luca Daniel Professor Jing Kong
RLE’s Mary Markel Murphy Honored at Recent MIT Excellence Awards Ceremony
RLE is thrilled to announce that Mary Markel Murphy, RLE’s Assistant Director for Administration and Human Resources, has won a 2015 MIT Excellence Award in the category of Bringing out the Best. Mary was nominated by RLE headquarters staff and faculty. She was…
Staff excellence celebrated at MIT—RLE’s Mary Markel Murphy award recipient
MIT community honors the 2015 recipients of MIT Excellence Awards and the Collier Medal. « more » Related Links: Staff excellence celebrated at MIT (MIT News) Mary Markel Murphy Biography Staff excellence celebrated at MIT (MIT News)
Magnetic brain stimulation
New technique could lead to long-lasting localized stimulation of brain tissue without external connections. « more » Related Links: Magnetic brain stimulation (MIT News) Wireless magnetothermal deep brain stimulation (Science) Professor Polina Anikeeva…
Making the leap from lab to market
MIT Innovation Initiative aims to foster an even more consistent approach to building bridges from research findings to real world impact. « more » Related Links: Making the leap from lab to market (MIT News) Professor Vladimir Bulovic ONE Lab
Quantum sensor’s advantages survive entanglement breakdown
Preserving the fragile quantum property known as entanglement isn’t necessary to reap benefits. « more » Related Links: Quantum sensor’s advantages survive entanglement breakdown (MIT News) Entanglement-Enhanced Sensing in a Lossy and Noisy Environment…
Squitching behavior
MIT graduate student Farnaz Niroui demonstrates squeezable nano electromechanical switches with quantum tunneling function. « more » Related Links: Squitching behavior (MIT News) Organic and Nanostructured Electronics Laboratory
Cheap, flexible solar
Tuning energy levels through surface chemistry shows promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells, MIT graduate student Patrick R. Brown’s work shows. « more » Related Links: Cheap, flexible solar (MIT News) Improved performance and stability in…
Radio chip for the “Internet of things”
Circuit that reduces power leakage when transmitters are idle could greatly extend battery life. « more » Related Links: Radio chip for the “Internet of things” (MIT News) Professor Anantha Chandrakasan Digital Integrated Circuits and Systems…
James Fujimoto Awarded the Honorary Doctorate Degree at the Nicolaus Copernicus University
On February 19th, the birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus, Professor James G. Fujimoto was awarded the Honorary Doctorate Degree at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland. Professor Fujimoto was awarded the University’s highest academic distinction, Doctor Honoris…
Fibers made by transforming materials
New approach could enable low-cost silicon devices in fibers that could be made into fabrics. « more » Related Links: Fibers made by transforming materials (MIT News) Crystalline silicon core fibres from aluminium core preforms (Nature Communications)…
Dr. George Zweig Awarded the J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
Dr. Zweig was recognized “For his independent proposal that hadrons are composed of fractionally charged fundamental constituents, called quarks or aces, and for developing its revolutionary implications for hadron masses and properties.” He is a research affiliate of…
Tackling the “Achilles’ heel” of OLED displays
Inkjet-printing system could enable mass-production of large-screen and flexible OLED displays. « more » Related Links: Tackling the “Achilles’ heel” of OLED displays (MIT News) Professor Vladimir Bulovic ONE Lab
Diamonds could help bring proteins into focus
New technique could use tiny diamond defects to reveal unprecedented detail of molecular structures. « more » Related Links: Diamonds could help bring proteins into focus (MIT News) Atomic-Scale Nuclear Spin Imaging Using Quantum-Assisted Sensors in…
Chandrakasan elected to National Academy of Engineering
Anantha Chandrakasan, the Joseph F. and Nancy P. Keithley Professor in Electrical Engineering and head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was cited for his work on the development of low-power circuit and system design methods. «…
Qubits with staying power
Technique greatly extends duration of fragile quantum states, pointing toward practical quantum computers. « more » Related Links: Qubits with staying power (MIT News) Coherent spin control of a nanocavity-enhanced qubit in diamond (Nature…
Madrid-MIT M+Visión Team wins 2015 Singapore Challenge
Luca Giancardo, PhD and the neuroQWERTY team awarded $100,000 for the best proposal to help elderly to “Age in Place” with their technology President Tony Tan presenting a medallion to neuroQWERTY’s team member Dr Luca Giancardo, the winner of Singapore Challenge…
Intrepid projects backed by Bose Grants
Five researchers embark on high-risk ventures, supported by Prof. Amar G. Bose Research Grants. RLE Prof. Rajeev Ram is one of them. « more » Related Links: Intrepid projects backed by Bose Grants (MIT News) Professor Rajeev Ram
Particles accelerate without a push
New analysis shows a way to self-propel subatomic particles, extend the lifetime of unstable isotopes. « more » Related Links: Particles accelerate without a push (MIT News) Professor Marin Soljacic
New fibers can deliver many simultaneous stimuli
Implanted into the brain or spinal column, they can transmit drugs, light, and electrical signals. « more » Related Links: New fibers can deliver many simultaneous stimuli (MIT News) Professor Polina Anikeeva Bioelectronics Group Professor Yoel Fink…
Researchers achieve advance in generating quantum states of light in Silicon photonic circuits
Photonic integrated circuits are coming closer to implementing the basic components needed for quantum information processing based on the recent work by EECS graduate student Nicholas Harris, a member of the Quantum Photonics Laboratory headed by Dirk Englund,…
Watching how cells interact
New device allows scientists to glimpse communication between immune cells. « more » Related Links: Watching how cells interact (MIT News) Professor Joel Voldman Biological Microtechnology and BioMEMS Group
Shaoul Ezekiel, longtime AeroAstro and EECS professor, dies at 79
Professor emeritus Shaoul “Ziggy” Ezekiel, an MIT alumnus who spent 46 years at the Institute as a professor in the departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro) and Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, died from soft-tissue sarcoma cancer on Jan.…
Toward quantum chips
Packing single-photon detectors on an optical chip is a crucial step toward quantum-computational circuits. « more » Related Links: Toward quantum chips (MIT News) On-chip detection of non-classical light by scalable integration of single-photon…
Trapping light with a twister
New understanding of how to halt photons could lead to miniature particle accelerators, improved data transmission. « more » Related Links: Trapping light with a twister (MIT News) Professor Marin Soljacic