Study: Without more data, a black hole’s origins can be “spun” in any direction
Current measurements of black holes are not enough to nail down how the invisible giants form in the universe, researchers say.
School of Science appoints 10 faculty to named professorships
Those selected for these positions receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers.
MIT researchers use quantum computing to observe entanglement
Researchers at the Center for Theoretical Physics lead work on testing quantum gravity on a quantum processor.
Mysteriously bright flash is a black hole jet pointing straight toward Earth, astronomers say
The observations could illuminate how supermassive black holes feed and grow.
The task of magnetic classification suddenly looks easier
MIT undergraduate researchers Helena Merker, Harry Heiberger, and Linh Nguyen, and PhD student Tongtong Liu, exploit machine-learning techniques to determine the magnetic structure of materials.
New faculty join the School of Science in 2022
Seven professors join the departments of Biology; Chemistry; Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; Mathematics; and Physics.
Liang Fu and Patrick Lee receive Larkin Awards in Theoretical Physics
Inaugural award goes to MIT condensed matter theory professors of physics.
Seven with MIT ties receive awards from the American Physical Society
Professors Arup Chakraborty, Lina Necib, and Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz as well as Yuan Cao SM ’16, PhD ’20; Alina Kononov ’14; Elliott H. Lieb ’53; Haocun Yu PhD ’20; and others honored for contributions to physics.
Q&A: David Kaiser on Freeman Dyson, the relentless freethinker
MIT physicist and historian of science has edited a new volume about Dyson, a famed quantum theorist and futurist.
Finding community in high-energy-density physics
Graduate student Skylar Dannhoff discovers the collaborative world of fusion research.
Seven from MIT named American Physical Society Fellows for 2022
APS honors Anna Frebel, Liang Fu, Nuh Gedik, Or Hen, Nuno Loureiro, Fredrick Seguin, and Jesse Thaler for research, applications, teaching, and leadership.
Method for decoding asteroid interiors could help aim asteroid-deflecting missions
Astronomers have found a way to determine an asteroid’s interior structure based on how its spin changes during a close encounter with Earth.
Making quantum computers more accurate
PhD student Alex Greene studies superconducting quantum computing systems while rounding out their busy schedule with water sanitation projects.
What drives ecosystems to instability?
With only a little information, researchers can predict the circumstances under which an ecosystem will be stable or unstable.
Two winners of 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry have MIT roots
K. Barry Sharpless is a former member of the chemistry faculty, while Carolyn Bertozzi is the daughter of Physics Professor Emeritus William Bertozzi and a Lemelson-MIT Prize winner.