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.

Since our founding in 1951, we have stretched the capabilities of technology and continue to explore new applications of technology that can help keep all Americans and our nation safe. Explore our national impact and beyond.

A cutting-edge technology that helps 'see' through walls can provide law enforcement valuable intelligence and situational awareness to enhance safety in their work.

A new security screener that people can simply walk past may soon be coming to an airport near you.

Meet Rachel Sampson, an optical engineer advancing next-gen space communications. She develops hardware and analyzes future architectures for space data transport—and takes pride in making her work clear and accessible to all. . 📸: Nicole Fandel

An annual luncheon celebrates the achievements made by Lincoln Scholars and Military Fellows. Together, these two programs give opportunities for Laboratory staff and military personnel to advance defense-focused research and collaborations.

Record-breaking heat swept the Northeast and Midwest this week. To protect servicemembers training in extreme conditions, researchers @MITLL developed a low-cost wearable that warns users of heat stress—before symptoms strike.

No fresh air in space? No problem! At Kids Day, participants explored how astronauts generate oxygen from water using electrolysis—just like on the International Space Station. Video: Tim Briggs

🗓️ Oct 28-30, 2025: 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.

Kudos to our Lincoln Laboratory Team who participated in this year’s Ride to End Alzheimer’s at Hampton Beach State Park in Hampton, NH! This year, MIT Lincoln Laboratory ranked #1 on the fundraising leaderboard in the Company Team category. #LifeatMITLL

Researchers at Lincoln Laboratory have developed a new 3D-printing technique that enables complex glass structures to be printed without heating the structure to high temperatures. 📹: Tim Briggs

🗓️ July 8-10: The Air, Missile and Maritime Defense Technology Workshop! This workshop highlights a broad spectrum of work supporting integrated defense of the homeland and deployed forces. For registration information, please contact AMMDT@ll.mit.edu.

“I take a lot of motivation from the fact that people really pay attention to our work at the Laboratory and that our work is used to inform decision makers in many domains,” says Jay Stotsky, a systems and data analyst at Lincoln Laboratory.

A novel phased array antenna architecture achieves high-data-rate transmission by simultaneous transmitting and receiving on the same frequency.

Six MIT Lincoln Laboratory staff members were among this year's awardees of the MIT Excellence Awards. We thank these individuals for their extraordinary efforts toward fulfilling the goals, values, and mission of MIT.

Ever wonder how your clothes are made? Did you know microelectronics can be woven into clothing? In this demo, kids were taught how to weave fabric and how incorporating technology could become a part of the next fashion trend. Take a look 👇. 📹: Tim Briggs

🗓️ June 23-26, 2025: MIT Lincoln Laboratory is pleased to host the 2025 EUVL and Source Workshop in collaboration with EUV Litho, Inc. The workshop will be held in person at Lincoln Laboratory. For workshop inquiries please visit: 

Memory safety is at a tipping point: Lincoln Laboratory cybersecurity expert Hamed Okhravi calls for a unified approach to securing computer memory, as a matter of national security.

R&D begins with a difficult problem that we believe technology can solve. Our researchers work in cross-disciplinary teams that leverage the latest technical advances to develop innovative solutions. Explore our twelve key mission areas:

@MITLL staff members were honored at this year’s IEEE Boston Section Awards. The award ceremony honored and celebrated members of the IEEE Boston Section for their outstanding contributions to the fields of electrical and electronics engineering.

Eight LES and adaptive satellite antennas were developed from 1963 through 1980 to address military needs for reliable, long-range connectivity. Now, uncover the history of LES on our new, interactive website.