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Particle hunter
Now that the Higgs boson has come to light, Markus Klute is looking at physics beyond the Standard Model.
Tiny “motors” are driven by light
Researchers demonstrate nanoscale particles that ordinary light sources can set spinning.
School of Science professors granted tenure
Seven award-winning faculty members represent the departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
School of Engineering awards for 2017
Awards given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.
Pew recognizes four MIT researchers for innovation in biomedical science
Biophysicist Ibrahim Cissé and cell biologist Gene-Wei Li honored as Pew Scholars; postdocs Ana Fiszbein and María Inda are named Pew Latin American Fellows.
Featured video: Bringing “Einstein’s Dreams” to life
An MIT student in engineering and theater arts melds her dual passions to bring physics to the stage.
Toward optical quantum computing
Prototype device enables photon-photon interactions at room temperature.
After MIT, new officers will serve their country
Following their MIT studies, graduates in MIT’s Reserve Officer Training Corps set off on new challenges in the U.S. military.
New system allows optical “deep learning”
Neural networks could be implemented more quickly using new photonic technology.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2017-18
Ranked at the top for the sixth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 46 disciplines.
Arthur Kerman, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88
Former Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Center for Theoretical Physics director made important contributions to the study of nuclear structure and reactions.
LIGO detects merging black holes for third time
Nearly 3 billion light years from Earth, the black holes are the farthest ever detected.
Exploring elusive high-energy particles in an unusual metal
Exotic metal displays behavior that could lead to new infrared detectors.
Toward mass-producible quantum computers
Process for positioning quantum bits in diamond optical circuits could work at large scales.
