Physicists discover “secret sauce” behind exotic properties of a new quantum material
New work on superconducting kagome metal will aid design of other unusual quantum materials, with many potential applications.
New material could be two superconductors in one
Work has potential applications in quantum computing, and introduces new way to plumb the secrets of superconductivity.
Gene Dresselhaus, influential research scientist in solid-state physics, dies at 91
Over 50 years at MIT, Dresselhaus made lasting contributions to materials science within the research group of longtime collaborator and wife, Mildred Dresselhaus.
Engineers report a major advance in creating a new family of semiconductor materials
Ultrastable and made of inexpensive, nontoxic elements, chalcogenide perovskites could find applications in solar cells, lighting, and more.
Making roadway spending more sustainable
Current and former MIT researchers find novel tools can improve the sustainability of road networks on a limited budget.
Researchers find a new way to control magnets
Reversible system can flip the magnetic orientation of particles with a small voltage; could lead to faster data storage and smaller sensors.
Concrete’s role in reducing building and pavement emissions
MIT researchers find emissions of U.S. buildings and pavements can be reduced by around 50 percent even as concrete use increases.
Physicists engineer ferroelectricity in boron nitride
New property in an ultrathin cousin of graphene could allow for much denser computer memory.
Why the future of textiles is collaborative
How-to manual from MIT and the Fashion Institute of Technology codifies successful textiles partnership between designers, engineers.
MIT and Ericsson enter collaboration agreements to research the next generation of mobile networks
Two research projects on the design of state-of-the-art hardware could one day power next-generation 5G and 6G mobile networks.
Custom-made MIT tool probes materials at the nanoscale
A scattering-type scanning nearfield optical microscope offers advantages to researchers across many disciplines.
Physicists uncover secrets of world’s thinnest superconductor
First experimental evidence of spin excitations in an atomically thin material helps answer 30-year-old questions, could lead to better medical diagnostics and more.
MIT turns “magic” material into versatile electronic devices
Work on three graphene-based devices may yield new insights into superconductivity.
Physicists find a novel way to switch antiferromagnetism on and off
The findings could lead to faster, more secure memory storage, in the form of antiferromagnetic bits.
Nano flashlight enables new applications of light
Design of miniature optical systems could lead to future cell phones that can detect viruses and more.