New detection tool could be used to make quantum computers robust against unwanted environmental disturbances.
September 16, 2019MIT researchers use resonant X-ray scattering measurements to reveal unexpected “Wigner glass” in desirable superconducting material.
January 28, 2019First measurement of its kind could provide stepping stone to practical quantum computing.
December 31, 2018Riccardo Comin seeks to elucidate the microscopic physics of high-temperature superconducting devices to advance their technological applications.
December 13, 2018Using new “quantum emulator,” physicists can observe individual atoms moving through these materials, and measure their speed.
December 6, 2018MIT researchers have demonstrated that a tungsten ditelluride-based transistor combines two different electronic states of matter.
October 31, 2018New technique manipulates atoms into antiferromagnetic state.
November 29, 2017Scientists invent technique to map energy and momentum of electrons beneath a material’s surface.
November 16, 2017Newly-appointed Assistant Professor Zach Hartwig's mission is to use nuclear technology to benefit society and the environment.
May 22, 2017Master's candidate explores ways to cool high-temperature superconductors used in fusion research.
March 27, 2017A quest to understand superconductivity leads MIT theoretical physicist Senthil Todadri to discoveries about new magnetic materials called quantum spin liquids.
February 6, 2017MIT researchers propose a new method for verifying the existence of a theoretical quasiparticle.
December 21, 2016Combining two thin-film materials yields surprising room-temperature magnetism.
May 9, 2016MIT postdoc Cui-Zu Chang makes a spintronic breakthrough in the Moodera group.
May 6, 2016Step-by-step, the Moodera Research Group is building the essential knowledge and hardware for next-generation quantum computers.
April 29, 2016MIT physics graduate student Sagar Vijay co-develops error correction method for quantum computing based on special electronic states called Majorana fermions.
February 12, 2016MIT theoretical physicist’s research bridges abstract math and exotic computing materials.
February 3, 2016Mathematical description of relationship between thickness, temperature, and resistivity could spur advances.
December 16, 2014New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.
October 17, 2014