How to spawn an “exceptional ring”
Researchers create exotic states that could lead to new kinds of sensors and optical devices.
Department
Physics
Faculty Highlight: Ibrahim Cissé
Assistant professor of physics probes the formation of enzyme clusters that enable gene copying and protein production in living cells.
Unusual magnetic behavior observed at a material interface
Findings could lead to a building block for future quantum computers, and a research tool for physics.
A small, modular, efficient fusion plant
New design could finally help to bring the long-sought power source closer to reality.
John Belcher receives prestigious Oersted Medal
MIT professor of physics honored with the highest teaching award in the American physics community.
Long-sought phenomenon finally detected
Weyl points, first predicted in 1929, observed for the first time.
Solving mysteries of conductivity in polymers
Materials seen as promising for optoelectronics and thermoelectric devices finally yield their secrets.
Computing at the speed of light
Graduate student Sergio Cantu studies lasers to increase computational speed and security.
MIT team creates ultracold molecules
At near absolute zero, molecules may start to exhibit exotic states of matter.
Vanishing friction
In tuning friction to the point where it disappears, technique could boost development of nanomachines.