Research Laboratory of Electronics

In search of new ways of producing nano-materialsKong’s research focuses on how to make and control novel forms of thin-film carbon.

Sensing when the brain is under pressureNew monitoring strategy forgoes surgery, could help doctors treat patients with head injuries.

Fiber laser points to woven 3-D displaysA fiber that can emit light along its length in any direction may herald flexible 3-D displays and medical tools that activate therapeutic compounds with bursts of light.

Microchips’ optical futureTo keep energy consumption under control, future chips may need to move data using light instead of electricity — and the technical expertise to build them may reside in the United States.

3-D cameras for cellphonesClever math could enable a high-quality 3-D camera so simple, cheap and power-efficient that it could be incorporated into handheld devices.

Research update: Sharpening the linesNew advance could lead to even smaller features in the constant quest for more compact, faster microchips.

David Staelin, longtime professor in EECS and RLE, dies at 73Researcher led a career distinguished by abundant accomplishments, widespread impact in his 55 years at MIT.

New algorithm could substantially speed up MRI scansFaster scans could reduce the time patients spend in the machine from 45 to 15 minutes.

Charging toward better neural implantsResearchers improve the efficiency of devices that stimulate damaged nerves, reducing potential side effects.

Mimicking cells with transistorsAnalog — rather than digital — circuits could enable models of biological systems that are more efficient, more accurate and easier to build.

Building chips from collapsing nanopillarsBy turning a common problem in chip manufacture into an advantage, MIT researchers produce structures only 30 atoms wide.

Movies of electronsLasers that emit pulses lasting a quintillionth of a second could characterize the behavior of individual electrons during chemical reactions.

Fink named RLE directorSucceeds Shapiro to lead one of the Institute’s oldest interdepartmental labs

Perfect communication with imperfect chipsError-correcting codes discovered at MIT can still guarantee reliable communication, even in cellphones with failure-prone low-power chips.

The future of chip manufacturingMIT researchers show how to make e-beam lithography, commonly used to prototype computer chips, more practical as a mass-production technique.

MIT faculty selected to attend NAE's Frontiers of EngineeringTwo from CEE and one from EECS to participate in symposium for young engineering innovators.

Long live the qubit!The power of quantum computers depends on keeping them in a fragile quantum-mechanical state — which researchers have found a new way to extend.

Spinning new materials in a threadNew technique could enable creation of a variety of fiber-based electronic and photonic devices.

Paola Cappellaro: a quantum engineer on the frontier of knowledgeSpotlight on Women in Nuclear Science and Engineering

Turning windows into powerplantsNew technology from MIT could enable a building’s windows to generate power, without blocking the view.

Secure, synchronized, social TVA technique called network coding could protect users’ privacy and providers’ content while making communications networks more efficient.

Donald Troxel, longtime EECS professor, dies at 76Taught MIT's 6.111 course for many years

Fujimoto wins Carl Zeiss Research AwardEECS professor receives prestigious honor for OCT work

Tuning in to a new hearing mechanismFindings from MIT scientists could lead to hearing aids that mimic the ear’s ability to focus on particular frequencies.

Institute technologies receive six R&D 100 AwardsInternationally respected journal honors work from Institute, Lincoln Laboratory

Broadband picture may not be so bleakA new study disputes the claim that Internet data rates in the U.S. are only half as high as advertised; study’s authors call for better data.

Fibers that can hear and singMIT researchers pass a milestone on the path to sophisticated fibers that interact with their surroundings in new ways.