MIT Professor Bilge Yildiz stands with arms folded in her MIT lab with large metallic equipment behind her.

Bilge Yildiz wins Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science

Jason Sparapani | Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Award recognizes scientists of Turkish origin younger than 50 who have made outstanding contributions to their fields.

A pink wafer has square holes in a grid. The wafer is repeated 3 times. On top left, green and white atoms randomly float around the wafer. In the middle, the atoms line up inside the square holes in triangular formations. On the right, a closeup shows the perfectly lined-up rows of atoms.

MIT engineers grow “perfect” atom-thin materials on industrial silicon wafers

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office

New technique could allow chip manufacturers to produce next-generation transistors based on materials other than silicon.

rainbow of colors in an abstract ferroelectric magnetic field

Ferroelectric Memories at Last

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 1:00 - 2:00pm ET

Speaker: Beatriz Noheda

Inside of the digital electronic computer of processor chip on computer mainboard.

The Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing

Friday, March 17, 2023 | 3:00 - 4:00pm ET,
MIT Building E51-115, Wong Auditorium, Tang Center

Speaker: Pat Gelsinger, Intel

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Advances in Additive Manufacturing

Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 10:00am - 12:00pm ET

Multiple Speakers

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Chips & Innovation: A New Era

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | 3:00 - 4:00pm ET,
MIT Building 34-401A, Grier Room A

Speaker: Ahmad Bahai, Texas Instruments

factory scientist wearing hard hat inspecting large white machines using flashlight

Manufacturing a Cleaner Future

Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Startups founded by mechanical engineers are at the forefront of developing solutions to mitigate the environmental impact of manufacturing.

Image Credit: AP Photo/Steve Helber. Technicians wearing white clean room suits inspect a piece of equipment at automotive chip manufacturing plant.

The US Can Shape the Future of Semiconductors if Congress Thinks Ahead

Rafael Reif | The Hill, Opinion Contributor

Spurred by strained supply chains, growing concerns about China, and the landmark CHIPS and Science Act Congress enacted last summer, U.S. semiconductor manufacturing seems poised for a renaissance.

Gloved hands hold a sheet containing 6x5 grid of solar cells.

Paper-thin Solar Cell Can Turn any Surface into a Power Source

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office

Researchers develop a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, lightweight solar cells that can be seamlessly added to any surface.

Hydrogen molecule graphic

3 Questions: Blue Hydrogen and the World’s Energy Systems

Turner Jackson | MIT Energy Initiative

Research Scientist Emre Gençer describes natural gas–based hydrogen production with carbon capture and storage, and the role hydrogen will play in decarbonizing our energy systems.