Stanislaw Olbert, professor emeritus of physics and a pioneering theorist of the space age, dies at 94
Olbert researched measurements of solar wind with instruments on several NASA space missions, including the Voyager probes.
Olbert researched measurements of solar wind with instruments on several NASA space missions, including the Voyager probes.
LIGO inventor and professor emeritus of physics recognized “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.”
Professor Paula Hammond talks with MIT Corporation life member about her experiences as an MIT student, research scientist, and university president.
CERN Open Data Portal results reveal predictable patterns from colliding high-energy protons.
Experiments confirm hypothesis about how the genome becomes organized into “neighborhoods.”
Finding represents first joint detection of gravitational waves with both detectors.
Incoming freshman refreshes Plasma Science and Fusion Center outreach tools.
Behaving like particles in a viscous fluid can help bunches of electrons squeeze through a tight space.
The Plasma Science and Fusion Center explores a new recipe for heating plasma.
2017 LLRISE program helps high school physics teachers bring new lessons and activities back to their classrooms.
Warrior-Scholar Project helps vets transition to college with intensive summer program.
Satellite’s cameras have been delivered by MIT researchers and passed NASA inspection.
Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers Petrasso, Seguin, and Li honored for developing a novel radiography technique.
Distinguished atmospheric scientist recognized for lifetime of accomplishments.
New approach yields long-lasting configurations that could provide long-sought “qubit” material.