Illustration shows a Venn diagram of three overlapping circles, each with a colorful qubit represented as a circle with an arrow through it. Colorful lines connect the three. Other qubits fly around.

Technique Could Improve the Sensitivity of Quantum Sensing Devices

Adam Zewe | MIT News

New method lets researchers identify and control larger numbers of atomic-scale defects, to build a bigger system of qubits.

A cell phone peeks out from the pocket of a person wearing jeans, a belt, and a plaid shirt. In the background and on the cell phone’s screen are stylized connected nodes representing a neural network.

Technique Enables AI on Edge Devices to Keep Learning Over Time

Adam Zewe | MIT News

With the PockEngine training method, machine-learning models can efficiently and continuously learn from user data on edge devices like smartphones.

MIT Engineers are on a Failure-Finding Mission

Jennifer Chu | MIT News

The team’s new algorithm finds failures and fixes in all sorts of autonomous systems, from drone teams to power grids.

A neural network with lines connecting square nodes in 3 rows. The squares have different scenes of bold shapes in grey, pink and green. On the right row, there are two large square nodes with more complex arrangements of shapes.

Researchers Create a Tool for Accurately Simulating Complex Systems

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office

The system they developed eliminates a source of bias in simulations, leading to improved algorithms that can boost the performance of applications.

Soft Bioelectronic/optoelectronic Systems as Neural Interfaces

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | 11am - 12pm ET
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Speaker: John Rogers, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University

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Student-led Conference Charts the Future of Micro- and Nanoscale Research, Reinforces Scientific Community

Amanda Stoll DiCristofaro | MIT.nano

2023 marked the 19th year for the student-led Microsystems Annual Research Conference and reveals the next era of microsystems technologies.

Futuristic central processor unit. Powerful Quantum CPU on PCB motherboard with data transfers.

A New Chip for Decoding Data Transmissions Demonstrates Record-breaking Energy Efficiency

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office

The chip, which can decipher any encoded signal, could enable lower-cost devices that perform better while requiring less hardware.

A complex receiver chip is in the middle, and has circuits in its center and squares around the edges. Red radio waves try to hit the chip but are blocked by the chip’s glowing edges. A green radio wave enters the chip.

New Chip for Mobile Devices Knocks Out Unwanted Signals

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office

MIT researchers have developed a receiver chip for a mobile device that targets and blocks unwanted radio frequency signals at the receiver’s input, without hurting its performance or slowing down the device.

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Can you trust your quantum simulator?

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office

MIT physicists have developed a protocol to verify the accuracy of quantum experiments.

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Computers that Power Self-driving Cars Could be a Huge Driver of Global Carbon Emissions

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office

Study shows that if autonomous vehicles are widely adopted, hardware efficiency will need to advance rapidly to keep computing-related emissions in check.

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