MIT.nano Job Opening: Applications Engineer

The Applications Engineer will play a key role in implementing and maintaining MIT.nano’s lab management system – NanoFab Equipment Management & Operations (NEMO) MIT.nano is a large shared services facility with over 1,000 users and hundreds of tools and instruments. NEMO, developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is an open source web application used to schedule reservations, enable/disable tools, track maintenance issues, track tool usage, and more.

Smart Cities and Urban Development—Feb. 13

Join the MIT Industrial Liaison Program for a webinar on "Smart Cities and Urban Development." This event will delve into how cities can leverage data, operations research, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to optimize logistics and enhance urban living. Our guest speakers will share their insights on innovative solutions for urban logistics challenges, the role of data analytics in city planning, and strategies for sustainable development.

9:30AM - 11:15AM

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Webinar: Sustainable Materials—Mar. 13

Join Prof. Bradley Olsen of MIT’s Chemical Engineering Department, and Prof. Admir Masic of MIT’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department for a webinar on sustainable materials: plastics and pavements. Presented by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program.

12PM - 1PM ET

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Woburn startup could give US solar industry a second chance

Check out Active Surfaces, a member of START.nano, in the Boston Globe! 

Based on techniques developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Active Surfaces was launched in 2022. The company prints solar cells onto a plastic sheet, using methods not too different from those used to print newspapers. The resulting cells can generate electric power nearly as efficiently as today’s heavy, thick silicon panels. Read more.