Joseph ShavitOct 9, 2022MIT researchers discover the "best possible" semiconductor materialMIT researchers say cubic boron arsenide is the best semiconductor material ever found, and maybe the best possible one.
Joseph ShavitAug 22, 2022Groundbreaking semiconductor material is the best ever and maybe the best possible, MIT findsSilicon is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, and in its pure form the material has become the foundation of much of modern tech.
Joshua ShavitAug 19, 2022MIT scientists 3D print low-cost plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraftCheap and quick to produce, these digitally manufactured plasma sensors could help scientists predict the weather or study climate change.
Joseph ShavitOct 6, 2021Researchers snap first image of an 'electron ice'More than 90 years ago, physicist Eugene Wigner predicted that at low densities and cold temperatures, electrons would freze into place.