How transient invaders can transform an ecosystem
Study finds microbes can alter an environment dramatically before dying out.
Department
Physics
Analyce Hernandez: Uncloaking big mysteries
Junior double major seeks to piece together puzzles of the universe, particle by particle.
Aron Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88
Bernstein was a member of the Hadronic Physics Group in the Laboratory for Nuclear Science, and a longtime anti-nuclear weapons activist.
Nathan Howard wins Nuclear Fusion Award
Researcher unravels the mystery of heat loss in turbulent fusion plasmas.
Communicating respect for graduate students
Anna Frebel, Wesley Harris, and Harry Tuller honored by graduate students as “Committed to Caring.”
Finding solutions amidst fractal uncertainty and quantum chaos
Math professor Semyon Dyatlov explores the relationship between classical and quantum physics.
Study uses physics to explain democratic elections
U.S. elections have become more “unstable,” sometimes swinging in the opposite direction from the greater electorate’s preferences.
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero wins Wolf Prize for groundbreaking work on twistronics
Professor of physics honored alongside Allan MacDonald and Rafi Bistritzer for pioneering research on twisted bilayer graphene.
Making physics and astronomy more welcoming to African-American students
Report co-chaired by MIT professor cites need for “sweeping changes” in academic culture.
The billion-year belch
Michael Calzadilla and colleagues describe a violent black hole outburst that provides new insight into galaxy cluster evolution.
Anoushka Bose: Targeting a career in security studies and diplomacy
Nuclear science and engineering and physics met political science to illuminate a new path.
MIT researchers realize “ideal” kagome metal electronic structure
Newly synthesized compound of iron and tin atoms in 1-to-1 ratio displays unique behavior.
Is there dark matter at the center of the Milky Way?
A new analysis puts dark matter back in the game as a possible source of energy excess at the galactic center.
Two MIT seniors named 2020 Marshall Scholars
Talya Klinger and Steven Truong will begin graduate studies in the UK next fall.
Schools of Science and Engineering join hands to transform learning
In 8.02 (Electricity and Magnetism), students explore the practical application of electromagnetic concepts.