MIT.nano

We measure the future in nanometers. Set in the heart of campus in the Lisa T. Su Building, we're MIT's open-access center for nanoscience and nanotechnology.

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MIT engineers developed a flexible, shape-sensing sheet that digitally reconstructs its own form as it bends and twists. The flexible material could be used as a wearable, motion-monitoring “skin” in physical therapy, virtual reality, and gaming. @MITMechE https://t.co/IIaVxWHX8d

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Happy #NationalNanoDay! Today, October 9, 2026, is the 10th anniversary of National Nanotechnology Day! How will you celebrate? Let us know below, or tag #NationalNanoDay on your social media posts.

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Oct. 9 is #NationalNanoDay! This year, we've launched a new series: Curiosity on a mission... at the nanoscale. The first video highlights Karen Yang, @MITEECS PhD student, who aims to manufacture flexible, lightweight solutions for solar energy. https://t.co/rhfVntQhrJ

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The MIT for America initiative represents an Institute-wide effort to address the national challenge of improving STEM education from kindergarten through community college, and helping it adapt to shifting societal needs. https://t.co/4Yd4uhDi19

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A new approach called “InstructMesh”developed by researchers at @MIT_CSAIL, @Google, and @Northeastern makes it much easier to design and print household items, accessories, and robots that work in the real world. https://t.co/pDGng17spk

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“@MIT & Massachusetts are known around the world as leaders in innovation,” Governor Healey said. “Future Fest is a chance to celebrate that. But it’s also a chance to connect with each other. To learn from each other, and to imagine what comes next." https://t.co/xhP9zxkRE9

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MIT engineers designed a thin, muscle-powered swimming robot. The aquabot's "skeleton" is made from a film of gel that is about the length and width of a stick of gum. It is the first example of a very thin, 2D muscle-powered robot capable of locomotion. https://t.co/t4ctc7qaN5

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Researchers at @MIT and @JohnsHopkins have developed a handheld device capable of gently collecting living cells from specific locations to test for ovarian and many other types of cancer. The work was carried out, in part, using MIT.nano facilities! https://t.co/tS2649nxNU

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RNA vaccines & other nucleic acid therapeutics are typically packaged w/in fatty molecules known as lipid nanoparticles. @MIT researchers have now come up w/ a way to produce these particles more quickly, & w/ more precise control over their size & shape. https://t.co/HQ97khc0Hh

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U.S. News and World Report has designated @MIT as the top school in its annual rankings of the nation’s best universities. MIT’s engineering program continues to lead the rankings of undergraduate engineering programs at a doctoral institution. https://t.co/xJwFyTZdlp

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MIT is establishing the Quantum Systems Laboratory (QSL), a shared-use facility located in Building 39, that will also be the physical home of QMIT. MIT Vice President for Research Ian Waitz points to MIT.nano, launched in 2018, as a model. https://t.co/Y6OQvo9FGV

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Using materials that are safe for human consumption, @MIT researchers created tiny batteries that could be used to power ingestible electronic devices. The entire battery is bioresorbable, meaning that it can be fully broken down and absorbed by the body. https://t.co/Y02Cq5wIiQ

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MIT researchers created a computing platform that could be used to develop intelligent and adaptive next-generation electronics that can simultaneously perform multiple functions, like computing and memory, all within one compact, energy-efficient device. https://t.co/AgVHGjPhit

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MIT researchers have developed a new way to extract pure hydrogen gas from ammonia and other hydrogen carrier molecules. Their strategy, which uses electricity to speed up the extraction, reduces the temperature and energy required to recover hydrogen. https://t.co/W4th0hOlnc

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Researchers at the @medialab have developed injectable nanoantennas that can be magnetically activated to create localized therapeutic electric fields that target and kill brain cancer cells without damaging healthy brain tissue. https://t.co/rTH9gXLrXd

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Researchers from @MIT designed a qubit architecture that enables qubits to interact with each other quickly while remaining stable. The advance could help scientists build practical quantum computers that can run long, complex algorithms w/ high accuracy. https://t.co/NTcBW9yhBc

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MIT researchers have found a new, scalable way to make silicon-photonics chips flexible & transparent. The chips could be used for applications like discreet wearables or pliable augmented-reality displays. Chip dicing was conducted at MIT.nano! @RLEatMIT https://t.co/O6BDNRxvpe

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The @MIT Quantum Initiative (QMIT) has launched a new postdoctoral fellowship program to accelerate interdisciplinary quantum research and develop the next generation of scientific leaders working at the frontiers of quantum science and technology. https://t.co/6qNpVtMKgx

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A new set of modular components developed by @MIT researchers allows users to create reconfigurable smart devices with electrical connections that keep working no matter which shape the structure forms. @MIT_CSAIL https://t.co/XUhTlwm9LJ

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Researchers at @MIT have developed an AI framework that can be applied at the beginning of the materials generation process to vastly improve the chemical stability rate while achieving targeted material properties. https://t.co/wKnc1WZMh7