2025 MIT AI Conference—Apr. 1

The 2025 MIT AI Conference will analyze the latest AI trends, groundbreaking developments, and their profound implications for the future of knowledge, work, skills, and intelligence. Hosted by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP).

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MIT.nano job opening: Fabrication facilities services developer

MIT.nano is hiring a fabrication facilities services developer! This person will lead the effort in establishing and maintaining a central point of entry for users to gain access into several academic fabrication facilities in the Northeast, known as the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub. A masters degree in electrical, mechanical, material science, chemical engineering, physics or related discipline and a minimum of five years of experience in semiconductor process facilities or equivalent is required.

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MIT’s top research stories of 2024

Stories on tamper-proof ID tags, sound-suppressing silk, and generative AI’s understanding of the world were some of the most popular topics on MIT News.

MIT.nano holiday hours

MIT is closed for winter break December 25, 2024 through January 1, 2025. MIT.nano staff have kindly volunteered to come in to keep the fab stocked and open on limited hours during the break. Please see the schedule in this update.

Physicists magnetize a material with light

The technique provides researchers with a powerful tool for controlling magnetism, and could help in designing faster, smaller, more energy-efficient memory chips.