Physicists at @MIT and @Harvard have directly measured superfluid stiffness in “magic-angle” graphene — materials that are made from two or more atomically thin sheets of graphene twisted at just the right angle to enable a host of exceptional properties.

A team of researchers at @MIT developed a way of making ammonia w/o the usual fossil-fuel-powered chemical plants that require high heat & pressure. Instead, they found a way to use the Earth itself as a geochemical reactor, producing ammonia underground.

Read about what motivates @MIT_CEE Professor Desirée Plata in this article in @cenmag! Plata designs novel materials to tackle challenging environmental problems and has cofounded two climate- and energy-related startups.

MIT physicists have created a new ultrathin, two-dimensional material with unusual magnetic properties that initially surprised the researchers before they went on to solve the complicated puzzle behind those properties’ emergence. @MIT_Physics @mitmrl

A new experimental vaccine developed by researchers at @MIT and @Caltech could offer protection against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, as well as related coronaviruses, known as sarbecoviruses, that could spill over from animals to humans. @MIT_IMES

MIT researchers in @MIT_Physics, @RLEatMIT, and @MITEECS have developed two new control techniques to achieve a world-record single-qubit fidelity of 99.998 percent.

MIT.nano announced 7 new companies to join START.nano, a program aimed at speeding the transition of hard-tech innovation to market. The program supports new ventures through discounted use of MIT.nano’s facilities & access to the MIT innovation ecosystem.

MIT researchers are developing robotic insects, inspired by the anatomy of natural pollinators like bees, that could someday swarm out of mechanical hives to rapidly perform precise pollination. @RLEatMIT @MITEngineering @MITEECS @MIT_SCC

MIT physicists and colleagues have, for the first time, measured the geometry of electrons in solids at the quantum level. @MIT_Physics @mitmrl @RLEatMIT @ScienceMIT

MIT engineers developed a new nanofiltration process to curb the hazardous waste generated from aluminum production. The captured aluminum could be upcycled & added to the bulk of the produced aluminum, increasing yield while simultaneously reducing waste.

Congratulations to @MIT faculty members Angela Belcher and Emery Brown who were each presented with the National Medal of Science, and Paula Hammond ’84, PhD ’93, and Feng Zhang who were awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

“Batteries have really transformed the way we live,” said Clare Grey, Royal Society Research Professor and the Geoffrey Moorhouse-Gibson Professor of Chemistry at @Cambridge_Uni at the 6th annual Dresselhaus Lecture, hosted by MIT.nano.

MIT researchers have developed a new technique that more than doubles the usual depth limit of metabolic imaging. Their method also boosts imaging speeds, yielding richer and more detailed images. @RLEatMIT @MITdeptofBE @MITMechE @MITEngineering @MITEECS

MIT chemical engineers have designed a new catalyst that can convert methane into useful polymers, which could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The catalyst consists of iron-modified aluminum silicate plus an enzyme called alcohol oxidase. @MITChemE

Lisa Su is @TIME's 2024 CEO of the Year! MIT.nano is proud to reside in the Lisa T. Su Building at @MIT. Su, who earned bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from MIT in electrical engineering, is the CEO and chair of the Board of Directors of @AMD.

MIT researchers developed a class of biodegradable materials that could replace microplastics used in beauty products. The polymers break down into harmless sugars & amino acids. The materials could also be used to encapsulate nutrients, fortifying foods.

In an interview with @freethinkmedia, MIT.nano Associate Director Brian Anthony (@mitdevicereal) stresses that nanotechnology research has big applications: “When you look at the strength of materials, it’s all built from the nanoscale."

Scientists from @MIT and elsewhere have developed a photonic chip that can perform all the key computations of a deep neural network optically on the chip. The processor could lead to faster, more energy-efficient deep learning for applications like lidar.

New study presents a design framework for controlling ultrasound wave propagation in microscopic acoustic metamaterials. The researchers focused on cubic lattice w/ braces comprising a “braced-cubic” design. The work was carried out, in part, at MIT.nano!

Research by @MIT engineers could lead to rapid improvements in electrochemical systems to convert CO2 into a valuable commodity. The team developed a design for the electrodes used in these systems that increases the efficiency of the conversion process.