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Lincoln Laboratory@MITLL
16 Jul 2024
A Guinness World Record! ✅🏅 The TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) system designed and developed by @NASA and @MITLL achieved the fastest data connection between a satellite in orbit and a receiving station on the ground. ow.ly/L3Q150SCjL9.
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Researchers from @FermiLab and @MITLL trapped ions using in-vacuum cryoelectronics, reducing thermal noise and boosting sensitivity— a breakthrough on advancing scalable quantum computers. ow.ly/l11e50YpEQC
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@MITLL leads DARPA TRACTOR program testing to develop scalable, repeatable methods for converting large C codebases to memory-safe Rust, enhancing security, performance, and code quality. ow.ly/xUG050Yo3Tz

Translating All C To Rust (TRACTOR) Benchmarks

Lincoln Laboratory is leading test and evaluation on a DARPA program to translate large C codebases into memory-safe Rust code, releasing a benchmark every six months to guide program performers.

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Researchers at Fermilab and @MITLL reached an important advancement toward building scalable quantum computers. The breakthrough was enabled by a partnership between @QuantumSciCtr and @QSAcenter, two @energy national quantum research centers. @doescience news.fnal.gov/2026/02/doe-na…

DOE national quantum research centers reach breakthrough towards building scalable quantum computers

A partnership between the Quantum Science Center and the Quantum Systems Accelerator, two U.S. Department of Energy national quantum information science research centers, has enabled a breakthrough...

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Imagine a world where autonomous systems navigate complex terrains with ease and precision. Researchers at @MITLL are seeking to augment autonomous system terrain understanding with hyperspectral imaging. ow.ly/9JBr50YcPEE

HYPE2GO: Cost Maps from Hyperspectral Imaging

The HYPE2GO project seeks to augment autonomous system terrain understanding with hyperspectral imaging.

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DYK: In Feb 2025, @MITLL's SĀCHI sensor payload was successfully launched on Japan's QZS-6. Due to aligned interests in space security, this US–Japan partnership provides space domain awareness (SDA) sensors to be hosted on board Japanese satellites as part of the QZSS.
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Following the Persian Gulf War, vulnerabilities in the Patriot missile system prompted @MITLL to partner with the BMDO on the Theatre Critical Measurements Program (TCMP). The inaugural launch, TCMP-1B, took place at Wake Island on January 28, 1993. #MITLLHistory
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Members of the Air Force ROTC program from across New England visited the Lincoln Space Surveillance Complex to learn more about radar and space situational awareness. ow.ly/JIsA50Y3JHO
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A new technique could improve the scalability of trapped-ion quantum computers, an essential step toward making them practically useful. ow.ly/ZiyK50Y0elv Image credit: Michael Hurley and Sampson Wilcox

Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion quantum computers

New technique could improve the scalability of trapped-ion quantum computers, an essential step toward making them practically useful.

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🗓️ March 3-5, 2026: Join us for the A2/AD Systems and Technology Workshop! The workshop will provide an overview of the A2/AD challenges facing the DoD and Intelligence Community and examine systems, tactics, and technologies to counter emerging threats. ow.ly/SOCb50Y0e3k
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Researchers propose a roadmap for using transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive way to stimulate the brain and see how it functions. ow.ly/fGUo50XWR6T

This new tool could tell us how consciousness works

Researchers propose a roadmap for using transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive way to stimulate the brain and see how it functions.

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An advanced radar and communications system engineered to have a low probability of detection is helping U.S. Army units evade adversaries seeking to detect radio-frequency (RF) energy emitting from radars. ow.ly/Fwvg50XkY3l
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#OTD January 10, 2010: @MITLL developed the high-power MARTI, which was launched and engaged by the Airborne Laser (ABL) system. In this photo, the project team performed final preparations on the instrumented MARTI rocket payload before flight testing. #MITLLHistory
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Lincoln Laboratory's comprehensive literature study reveals that most explainable AI systems lack human validation, raising concerns about their claims of interpretability. ow.ly/teqm50XU5gI

Study finds that explainable AI often isn’t tested on humans

Lincoln Laboratory's comprehensive literature study reveals that most explainable AI systems lack human validation, raising concerns about their claims of interpretability.

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#OTD January 6, 1956: 59th Governor of Massachusetts, Christian Herter arrived at Lincoln Laboratory to discuss the new SAGE computer and was briefed on SAGE technology by Laboratory leadership. #MITLLHistory
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At Lincoln Laboratory, R&D begins with a difficult problem which we believe technology can solve. Our researchers work in interdisciplinary teams that leverage the latest technical advances to develop innovative solutions. Learn more about our impact. ll.mit.edu/impact

Impact

Lincoln Laboratory's innovative, advanced technology has not only been applied to national security problems but has also had significant impact on science, industry, and society. We have developed...

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DYK: Researchers at Lincoln Laboratory developed the PATS KMS Prototype to address the critical challenge of securely distributing cryptographic keys for military satellite communications (SATCOM) during terminal jamming, compromise, or disconnection. ow.ly/yvMv50XGX6q
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Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have developed an innovative "bumpless" approach to fabricating 3D integrated circuits. This approach can help boost data-processing speeds and power efficiency, paving the way for next-gen AI applications. ow.ly/btQG50XBXp5

Advancing Computing with Novel Bumpless Chiplet Integration

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The U.S. Department of Labor has recognized Lincoln Laboratory with the 2025 HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion Award for its demonstrated commitment to hiring and retaining a veteran workforce.
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Since 2012, Dan Hogan has been a software engineer at the Laboratory, developing real-time software and systems for sensors, aircraft, communications, and navigation. Learn more about his Laboratory story: ow.ly/qtN050XAekS
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ICYMI: Healey-Driscoll Administration and Northeast Microelectronics Coalition award $10.2 million to supercharge microelectronics industry across Massachusetts: @MITLL was awarded a $3,900,000 grant. ow.ly/Fl6J50XkCx1 📸: Joshua Qualls/Governor's Press Office
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