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MIT develops new way to recover critical metals from e-waste

3d rendering shows yellow energy shooting across layers of graphene
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Physicists magnetize a material with light

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MIT engineers grow “high-rise” 3D chips

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Turning up the heat on next-generation semiconductors

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Pushing material boundaries for better electronics

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About 18 people, including teachers and students, stand on stage for a group photo.
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Schematic of a superconducting diode.
Team creates simple superconducting device that could dramatically cut energy use in computing, among other important applications.

Artist's rendition of a computer system based on light that could jumpstart the power of machine-learning programs like ChatGPT. Blue sections represent the micron-scale lasers key to the technology.
Computer system based on light could jumpstart power of ChatGPT-type machine-learning programs

Decorative image shows a bending rainbow lattice on black background.
Physicists discover a new switch for superconductivity

kettle bell, glove, coil
Toward more flexible and rapid prototyping of electronic devices

two graphene layers in the middle (in dark gray and in inset).
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atoms on wafer coated in a mask
MIT engineers grow “perfect” atom-thin materials on industrial silicon wafers

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Pablo Jarillo-Herrero delivers 2022 Dresselhaus Lecture on the magic of moiré quantum matter

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Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source

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Tomas Palacios

Tomas Palacios