Physicists bring human-scale object to near standstill, reaching a quantum state
The results open possibilities for studying gravity’s effects on relatively large objects in quantum states.
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VELION focused ion beam scanning electron microscope expands MIT.nano capabilities
FIB-SEM is now available to researchers across the Institute for use in characterization, nanofabrication, and rapid prototyping.
Charting a new course
Former naval petty officer Manuel Morales now develops imaging applications to detect cardiac dysfunction in young patients.
CHIME telescope detects more than 500 mysterious fast radio bursts in its first year of operation
Observations quadruple the number of known radio bursts and reveal two types: one-offs and repeaters.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2021-22
Ranked at the top for the 10th straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
Accelerating AI at the speed of light
Yichen Shen PhD '16 is CEO of Lightelligence, an MIT spinout using photonics to reinvent computing for artificial intelligence.
Professor Emeritus Gordon Pettengill, radio astronomy pioneer, dies at 95
Planetary physicist and former director of the MIT Center for Space Research and the Arecibo Observatory helped repurpose military radar technology for science and space exploration.
Taking an indirect path into a bright future
Matthew Johnston ’20 uses physics and baseball skills to get remote villages on the grid.
Thirteen from MIT awarded 2021 Fulbright Fellowships
Grants will support their research, graduate study, and teaching abroad in 2021-22.
MIT turns “magic” material into versatile electronic devices
Work on three graphene-based devices may yield new insights into superconductivity.
Supermassive black holes devour gas just like their petite counterparts
Regardless of size, all black holes experience similar accretion cycles, a new study finds.
Six from MIT named 2021 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.
Paula Hammond and Arup Chakraborty named Institute Professors
The two chemical engineers are awarded MIT’s highest faculty honor.
Physicists find a novel way to switch antiferromagnetism on and off
The findings could lead to faster, more secure memory storage, in the form of antiferromagnetic bits.
Ways of seeing the world
Senior Anjali Nambrath will graduate with majors in physics and mathematics, a minor in French — and a deep love for theater.