Strengthening electron-triggered light emission
A new method can produce a hundredfold increase in light emissions from a type of electron-photon coupling, which is key to electron microscopes and other technologies.
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More sensitive X-ray imaging
Improvements in the material that converts X-rays into light, for medical or industrial images, could allow a tenfold signal enhancement.
Two MIT students named 2021 Rhodes Scholars
Danielle Grey-Stewart and Ghadah Alshalan will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
National Science Foundation announces MIT-led Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions
IAIFI will advance physics knowledge — from the smallest building blocks of nature to the largest structures in the universe — and galvanize AI research innovation.
Shining a light on the quantum world
With funding from MISTI, physicists at MIT and in Israel collaborate to improve understanding and use of quantum light.
Exotic physics phenomenon is observed for first time
Observation of the predicted non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm Effect may offer step toward fault-tolerant quantum computers.
A warm reception for the Class of 2023
“I’m here to welcome you to your new home!” President L. Rafael Reif tells first-year students.
Chip design drastically reduces energy needed to compute with light
Simulations suggest photonic chip could run optical neural networks 10 million times more efficiently than its electrical counterparts.
A new way to provide cooling without power
Device developed at MIT could provide refrigeration for off-grid locations.
Amy Finkelstein, Lisa Parks win 2018 MacArthur Fellowships
Health care economist and media studies scholar are the latest MIT faculty to nab prestigious “genius grant.”
AI-based method could speed development of specialized nanoparticles
Neural network could expedite complex physics simulations.
MIT Intelligence Quest kicks off
A star-studded lineup helps the Institute celebrate the launch of a new initiative on human and machine intelligence.
New exotic phenomena seen in photonic crystals
Researchers observe, for the first time, topological effects unique to an “open” system.
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, president of Croatia, visits MIT
State visit includes meeting with MIT president and award for MIT physicist Marin Soljačić.
Regina Barzilay wins MacArthur “genius grant”
MIT computer scientist who studies natural language processing and machine learning wins $625,000 prize.