MIT researchers reported a light-activated gel that could advance ionotronics, a field that uses ions to transfer data instead of conventional electrical circuits. The work, published on April 16, 2026, is aimed at materials that can better bridge electronics and biological tissue.
MIT has appointed Tomás Palacios director of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, a move that gives the Army-sponsored center a new leader with deep experience in advanced electronic materials, nanoelectronics and industry partnerships.
MIT researchers have reported a new way to grow moiré crystals from atomically thin materials at scale, a development that could ease a major fabrication bottleneck in two-dimensional electronics. In the same study, the team found electronic behavior that maps onto a synthetic fourth dimension, opening a new route for quantum materials research.
MIT researchers say they have found a scalable chemical route to grow high-quality moiré crystals, a development that could help move two-dimensional quantum materials beyond hand-built laboratory devices.
