Turning molecules into reliable electronic devices

A new fabrication platform integrates molecules into electronic devices, opening the door to emerging computing technologies. Adam Zewe | MIT News Publication Date: August 3, 2026 Press Inquiries Press Contact: Abby Abazorius Email: abbya@mit.edu Phone: 617-253-2709 MIT News Office Media Download ↓ Download Image Caption: A false-color electron microscope image shows the devices. Using the new scalable fabrication technique, researchers fabricated more than 1,000 devices using sub-nanometer molecular layers. Credits: Image: Courtesy of the researchers ↓ Download Image Caption: A large-area optical microscope image of a chip. The robust devices also endured tens of thousands of electrical cycles without showing any sign of degradation. Credits: Image: Courtesy of the researchers ↓ Download Image Caption: The lead authors on the work, Sarah Spector and Peter Satterthwaite, probe a molecular device. “Nanoscale forces play a critical role in our approach,” Spector says. Credits: Image: Courtesy of the researchers *Terms of Use: Images for download on the MIT News office website are made available to non-commercial entities, press and the general public under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license . You may not alter the images provided, other than to crop them to size. A credit line must be used when reproducing images; if one is not provided below, credit the images to "MIT." Close Caption: A false-color electron microscope image shows the devices. …