New Electronic ‘Skin’ Could Enable Lightweight Night-Vision Glasses

MIT engineers developed ultrathin electronic films that sense heat and other signals, and could reduce the bulk of conventional goggles and scopes. By Jennifer Chu | MIT News CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—MIT engineers have developed a technique to grow and peel ultrathin “skins”...

New Chip Tests Cooling Solutions for Stacked Microelectronics

Preventing 3D integrated circuits from overheating is key to enabling their widespread use. By Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—As demand grows for more powerful and efficient microelectronics systems, industry is turning to 3D integration—stacking...