Modeling how colloidal particles spin through a fixed array
Summer Scholar Jennifer Coulter works on computer simulations with associate professor of materials science Alfredo Alexander-Katz.
Pushing through sand
Simple equation predicts force needed to push objects through granular and pasty materials.
New solar cell is more efficient, costs less than its counterparts
Exposed in step-like formation, layers of new photovoltaic cell harvest more of sun’s energy.
A mutual breakdown
Species relationships devolve from jointly beneficial to competitive in benign environments.
New heads of house join undergraduate and graduate communities to start the fall semester
Areas of expertise include robotics, writing, physics, jewelry-making, and breakfast cereal.
Booting up spin-based device studies
Summer Scholar Grant Smith works to establish parameters for making ferromagnetic thin films in the Luqiao Liu lab.
Neutrino search finds no evidence of “hidden” particle
If discovered, sterile neutrinos may explain dark matter.
Mixing topology and spin
MIT-led team demonstrates paired topology and intrinsic magnetism in compound combining gadolinium, platinum, and bismuth.
A novel approach to a longstanding challenge in nuclear arms control
MIT researchers develop a “physical cryptography” for secure and accurate accounting of the world’s nuclear arsenals.
MIT scientists find weird quantum effects, even over hundreds of miles
Neutrinos traveling 450 miles have no individual identities, according to MIT analysis.
How MIT gave "Ghostbusters" its "geek cred"
From proton packs to hidden props, the 2016 blockbuster draws upon MIT personalities and scientific panache.
Study opens new realms of light-matter interaction
Some “forbidden” light emissions are in fact possible, could enable new sensors and light-emitting devices.
Charging up random access memory
Researchers demonstrate room-temperature ferroelectric states in ultra-thin films of tin and tellurium.
Dead X-ray satellite reveals “quiet” center of massive galaxy cluster
Scientists find gas at center of Perseus cluster travels much more slowly than expected.
