It’s a negative on negative absolute temperatures
New research shows negative absolute temperatures — and perpetual motion machines — are still out of reach.
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You can’t get entangled without a wormhole
MIT physicist finds the creation of entanglement simultaneously gives rise to a wormhole.
A physicist, an athlete, and an engineer
MIT senior Margo Batie plays hard on the rugby field and works hard in the physics lab.
MIT’s Marc Kastner nominated to head DOE Office of Science
President Obama taps MIT physicist and dean of science to oversee basic energy research.
Solving chromosomes’ structure
Scientists find that loops of DNA are key to tightly packing genetic material for cell division.
Daniel Kleppner named a 2014 Franklin Institute Award laureate
Emeritus professor honored for contributions in quantum phenomena.
Researchers discover that an exoplanet is Earth-like in mass and size
While too hot to support life, Kepler 78b is roughly the size of the Earth.
Persuading light to mix it up with matter
MIT team documents a never-before-seen coupling of photons with electrons on the surface of an exotic crystal.
Peter Fisher named head of the Department of Physics
A faculty member since 1994, Fisher succeeds Edmund Bertschinger as department head.
New kind of microscope uses neutrons
Device could open up new areas of research on materials and biological samples at tiny scales.
Seeing through silicon
New microscopy technique allows scientists to visualize cells through the walls of silicon microfluidic devices.
MIT researchers to play key roles in new Center for Integrated Quantum Materials
Professor Raymond C. Ashoori will serve as co-principal investigator in the Harvard-led effort to develop new devices for quantum computing.
Understanding a new kind of magnetism
Researchers use low-frequency laser pulses to probe the properties of a kind of fluctuating magnetism known as a spin-liquid state.