Early findings from HERA telescope promise deeper understanding of the cosmic dawn
Scientists including MIT’s Jacqueline Hewitt and Nicholas Kern share long-awaited results, getting closer to the universe’s first stars.
Scientists including MIT’s Jacqueline Hewitt and Nicholas Kern share long-awaited results, getting closer to the universe’s first stars.
National Science Foundation award will allow the VELION FIB-SEM to become a permanent instrument in MIT.nano’s characterization facility.
Assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the MIT School of Science answers three questions about the work ahead.
Senior Sihao Huang uses his background in physics and complex systems to inform his interdisciplinary approach to political science.
Thermal span in a layered compound promises applications in next-generation electrical switches and nonvolatile memory.
Eight postdocs and research scientists within the School of Science honored for contributions to the Institute.
The new qubits stay in “superposition” for up to 10 seconds, and could make a promising foundation for quantum computers.
New work on superconducting kagome metal will aid design of other unusual quantum materials, with many potential applications.
The findings could redefine the kinds of particles that were abundant in the early universe.
Catalog of planet candidates nearly doubles in size during 2020-21.
The discovery could offer a route to smaller, faster electronic devices.
The new observations record a key crossover from classical to quantum behavior.
“There need to be more building blocks than the ones we know about,” says the particle physicist.
The rechargeable battery can be woven and washed, and could provide power for fiber-based electronic devices and sensors.
Mathematical simulations show the new approach may offer faster, cheaper, and more accurate detection, including identifying new variants.