How the universe got its magnetic field
By studying the dynamics of plasma turbulence, MIT researchers are helping to solve one of the mysteries of the origins of cosmological magnetic fields.
By studying the dynamics of plasma turbulence, MIT researchers are helping to solve one of the mysteries of the origins of cosmological magnetic fields.
An MIT team incorporates AI to facilitate the detection of an intriguing materials phenomenon that can lead to electronics without energy dissipation.
MIT PhD student Rachel Bielajew is taking on plasma turbulence, and helping make a better world — through science and community action.
New image of M87 reveals how it looks in polarized light.
Simulations rule out plasmas caused by meteoroid impacts as the source of lunar magnetism, supporting the proposal that the ancient moon generated a core dynamo.
Graduate student Muni Zhou shows how tiny magnetic seed fields can expand to cosmic proportions.
Physicists use extreme infrared laser pulses to reveal frozen electron waves in magnetite.
Newly synthesized compound of iron and tin atoms in 1-to-1 ratio displays unique behavior.
In 8.02 (Electricity and Magnetism), students explore the practical application of electromagnetic concepts.
MIT researchers discover a material that changes electrical resistance only when a magnetic field is applied at a narrowly confined angle.
Recently discovered phenomenon could provide a way to bypass the limits to Moore’s Law.
Materials researcher is working on the magnetic memory of the future.
Researchers find geomagnetic field intensity is double the long-term historical average.
Enhanced-sensitivity NMR could reveal new clues to how proteins fold.