A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter, MIT study finds
Watching for changes in the Red Planet’s orbit over time could be new way to detect passing dark matter.
Study: Early dark energy could resolve cosmology’s two biggest puzzles
In the universe’s first billion years, this brief and mysterious force could have produced more bright galaxies than theory predicts.
Tools for making imagination blossom at MIT.nano
New STUDIO.nano supports artistic research and encounters within MIT.nano’s facilities.
Atoms on the edge
Physicists capture images of ultracold atoms flowing freely, without friction, in an exotic “edge state.”
When the lights turned on in the universe
By studying ancient, supermassive black holes called quasars, Dominika Ďurovčíková is illuminating an early moment when galaxies could first be observed.
Physicists report new insights into exotic particles key to magnetism
The work on excitons, originating from ultrathin materials, could impact future electronics and establishes a new way to study these particles through a powerful instrument at the Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Testing spooky action at a distance
A quantum computing research collaboration connects MIT with the University of Copenhagen.
New transistor’s superlative properties could have broad electronics applications
Ultrathin material whose properties “already meet or exceed industry standards” enables superfast switching, extreme durability.
Or Hen: Getting to the core of the matter
To understand how everything from atoms to neutron stars behave, he says, requires “abstracting away the details to see main principles that drive everything.”
Astronomers spot a highly “eccentric” planet on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter
The planet’s wild orbit offers clues to how such large, hot planets take shape.
Pioneering the future of materials extraction
MIT spinout SiTration looks to disrupt industries with a revolutionary process for recovering and extracting critical materials.
Scientists observe record-setting electron mobility in a new crystal film
The newly synthesized material could be the basis for wearable thermoelectric and spintronic devices.
Nancy Kanwisher, Robert Langer, and Sara Seager named Kavli Prize Laureates
MIT scientists honored in each of the three Kavli Prize categories: neuroscience, nanoscience, and astrophysics, respectively.
Paying it forward
Professors Erik Lin-Greenberg and Tracy Slatyer are honored as “Committed to Caring.”