Physics

Star research earns physicist share of Bruno Rossi Prize

January 18, 2006

MIT physics Professor David E. Pritchard, left, and James K. Thompson display the key part of the apparatus they used to check Einstein's most famous equation. Their test was 55 times more accurate than previous tests.

E=mc2 passes tough MIT test

December 21, 2005

DARPA names Prof. Ippen to lead $9.5 million project

November 9, 2005

MIT gets Blue Gene supercomputer

November 9, 2005

The X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer observatory recently took these images of a galaxy cluster (one for each of four cameras and telescopes key to the device).

MIT space cameras take first pictures

October 14, 2005

Close-up view of the crossed dipole elements of the array used to detect deuterium at radio wavelengths at MIT's Haystack Observatory in Westford.

Researchers find clue to start of universe

September 1, 2005

Professor earns top physics prize

August 9, 2005

Irwin Shapiro spoke recently on "The Fourth Test of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity," a groundbreaking experiment he led at MIT's Haystack Observatory during the 1960s.

Haystack marks physics milestone

July 14, 2005

Chiping Chen, principal research scientist in the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, poses with a diagram of the ribbon-beam amplifier that he and his colleagues developed.

MIT starts second wireless revolution

July 11, 2005

MIT Professor Wolfgang Ketterle, second from right, poses with three fellow researchers involved in the creation of a new form of matter, a superfluid gas of fermions. From left are Martin Zwierlein, Christian Schunck, Wolfgang Ketterle and Andre Schirotzek.

MIT physicists create new form of matter

June 22, 2005

The Nobel Monument, designed by Swedish sculptor Sivert Lindblom, in Theodore Roosevelt Park in New York.

Wilczek's name added to Nobel monument

June 14, 2005

Physics awards

June 1, 2005

News briefs

June 1, 2005

A model shows sunlit walkways connecting Building 6 with the planned new structure.

Main Group building work to unify physics department

May 11, 2005

Dresselhaus honored with Heinz Award

May 2, 2005

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