Nergis Mavalvala named School of Science dean
Astrophysicist and associate head of the physics department will succeed Michael Sipser.
Nuh Gedik and Pablo Jarillo-Herrero are 2020 Moore Experimental Investigators in Quantum Materials
Funding will support using light to study quantum materials and on twistronics research to advance superconductivity and quantum technologies.
Lava oceans may not explain the brightness of some hot super-Earths
By making their own lava and cooled glass, scientists find these materials likely aren’t responsible for the unexpected glow of some exoplanets.
Can a quantum strategy help bring down the house?
Study finds quantum entanglement could, in principle, give a slight advantage in the game of blackjack.
Q&A: Peter Fisher discusses JASON report on reopening university laboratories
MIT physicist led government-backed effort to study the challenges and solutions surrounding campus lab work.
“Giant atoms” enable quantum processing and communication in one
Researchers devise an on-off system that allows high-fidelity operations and interconnection between processors.
Shining a light on the quantum world
With funding from MISTI, physicists at MIT and in Israel collaborate to improve understanding and use of quantum light.
3 Questions: Ibrahim Cissé on using physics to decipher biology
A physicist employs super-resolution microscopy to peer inside living cells and witness never-before-seen phenomena.
In a first, astronomers watch a black hole’s corona disappear, then reappear
A colliding star may have triggered the drastic transformation.
Four MIT faculty members receive U.S. Department of Energy early career awards
Faculty from the departments of physics, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering were selected for the 2020 Early Career Research Program.
Stephen Morris named inaugural Peter A. Diamond Professor of Economics
MIT Department of Economics establishes new professorship honoring Institute professor and Nobel laureate.
Nine MIT School of Science professors receive tenure for 2020
Professors earn tenure in the departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.
Portable system boosts laser precision, at room temperature
“Light squeezer” reduces quantum noise in lasers, could enhance quantum computing and gravitational-wave detection.
Quantum fluctuations can jiggle objects on the human scale
Study shows LIGO’s 40-kilogram mirrors can move in response to tiny quantum effects, revealing the “spooky popcorn of the universe.”
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