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Two faculty, a graduate student, and 10 additional alumni receive top awards and prizes; four faculty, one senior researcher, and seven alumni named APS Fellows.

The discovery of pyrene derivatives in a distant interstellar cloud may help to reveal how our own solar system formed.

Congratulations to James Surjadi, postdoctoral associate in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering, on being awarded first place in the National Nanotechnology Initiative's NanoInFocus image contest! Surjadi's image—Three-Dimensional Nanoarchitected Hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN)—depicts a 3D hollow hBN architecture with nanometer-thin shells using a 3D printed carbon scaffold and chemical vapor deposition, followed by scaffold removal. Surjadi is a postdoc in Professor Carlos Portela's lab, and this image comes from collaborative work with Prof. Brian Wardle’s team.

This work was done, in part, using MIT.nano's facilities!

Read more at nanogov.org

Associate professor of physics Riccardo Comin never stops seeking uncharted territory.

By fabricating semiconductor-free logic gates, which can be used to perform computation, researchers hope to streamline the manufacture of electronics.

Read more at MIT News.

The devices could be a useful tool for biomedical research, and possible clinical use in the future.

Labs that can’t afford expensive super-resolution microscopes could use a new expansion technique to image nanoscale structures inside cells.

By using a 3D printer like an iron, researchers can precisely control the color, shade, and texture of fabricated objects, using only one material.

October 9 is National Nanotechnology Day! This year, we are celebrating with nine travel posters inviting viewers to "travel" to the nano age with MIT.nano.

View and download the posters.

A new study of bubbles on electrode surfaces could help improve the efficiency of electrochemical processes that produce fuels, chemicals, and materials.