The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) supports transformative research ranging in scale from molecular to societal to deliver health breakthroughs in years, not decades.

A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies.

A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies.

A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies.

A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies.

A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies.

The 2026 NEMC Hub-sponsored externship gave students access to world-class research, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, and professionals driving innovation across the Northeast.

The 2026 NEMC Hub-sponsored externship gave students access to world-class research, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, and professionals driving innovation across the Northeast.

The 2026 NEMC Hub-sponsored externship gave students access to world-class research, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, and professionals driving innovation across the Northeast.

By using a thin layer of diamond to manage excessive heat, researchers can boost the speed and energy-efficiency of next-generation wireless devices.

By using a thin layer of diamond to manage excessive heat, researchers can boost the speed and energy-efficiency of next-generation wireless devices.

By using a thin layer of diamond to manage excessive heat, researchers can boost the speed and energy-efficiency of next-generation wireless devices.

Introducing weaker bonds into polystyrene and rubber helps these materials dissipate energy, making them more resistant to destructive forces.

Introducing weaker bonds into polystyrene and rubber helps these materials dissipate energy, making them more resistant to destructive forces.

MIT researchers created tiny 3D photonic devices with features small enough to channel visible light.

MIT researchers created tiny 3D photonic devices with features small enough to channel visible light.

Tomás Palacios has been named director of the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, which advances fundamental science and engineering to develop next-generation materials and devices for soldie...

The electrical engineering and nanotechnology leader will guide the US Army-sponsored research center as it advances next-generation materials, electronics, and photonics for national security.

The electrical engineering and nanotechnology leader will guide the US Army-sponsored research center as it advances next-generation materials, electronics, and photonics for national security.

The flexible material could enable on-demand heat dissipation for electronics, fabrics, and buildings.

The flexible material could enable on-demand heat dissipation for electronics, fabrics, and buildings.

The flexible material could enable on-demand heat dissipation for electronics, fabrics, and buildings.

The flexible material could enable on-demand heat dissipation for electronics, fabrics, and buildings.

Based on a virus-like particle built with a DNA scaffold, the approach could generate broadly neutralizing antibody responses against HIV or influenza.

Based on a virus-like particle built with a DNA scaffold, the approach could generate broadly neutralizing antibody responses against HIV or influenza.

Based on a virus-like particle built with a DNA scaffold, the approach could generate broadly neutralizing antibody responses against HIV or influenza.

By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing.

By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing.

By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing.

By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing.

The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.

The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.

The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.

The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.

The research center, sponsored by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration, will advance the simulation of extreme environments, such as those in hypersonic flight and atmospheric reentry.

The research center, sponsored by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration, will advance the simulation of extreme environments, such as those in hypersonic flight and atmospheric reentry.

The research center, sponsored by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration, will advance the simulation of extreme environments, such as those in hypersonic flight and atmospheric reentry.

The research center, sponsored by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration, will advance the simulation of extreme environments, such as those in hypersonic flight and atmospheric reentry.

The research center, sponsored by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration, will advance the simulation of extreme environments, such as those in hypersonic flight and atmospheric reentry.

The research center, sponsored by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration, will advance the simulation of extreme environments, such as those in hypersonic flight and atmospheric reentry.

Over 50 years at MIT, the condensed-matter physicist led the development of photonic crystals, translating discoveries into wide-ranging applications in energy, medicine, and defense.

Over 50 years at MIT, the condensed-matter physicist led the development of photonic crystals, translating discoveries into wide-ranging applications in energy, medicine, and defense.

Over 50 years at MIT, the condensed-matter physicist led the development of photonic crystals, translating discoveries into wide-ranging applications in energy, medicine, and defense.

In MIT’s 2025 Killian Lecture, physicist John Joannopoulos explained the basic concepts underlying photonic crystals, and the ways in which he and others have shown that these materials can bend and t...

MIT researchers developed a single-fiber computer that is soft, durable, and elastic. The fiber can be sewn into a garment to make wearable devices that provide richer and more accurate health data in...

A high-throughput, non-contact framework is described that uses the laser-induced vibrational signatures of metamaterials to non-destructively quantify their omnidirectional elastic information, dynam...

Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov receive the prize for their work on glowing nanoparticles that are used in fields from electronics to surgery. Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov...