New tabletop detector “sees” single electrons
Magnet-based setup may help detect the elusive mass of neutrinos.
Tunneling across a tiny gap
“Phonon tunneling” explains heat flow across nanometer-wide gaps, study finds.
Better sensors for medical imaging, contraband detection
Magnetic-field detector is 1,000 times more efficient than its predecessors.
Celebrating Einstein
events to mark 100th anniversary of the general theory of relativityEvents across MIT will mark the 100th anniversary of the general theory of relativity.
President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger visits MIT biophysics lab
African leader tours the lab of Ibrahim Cissé, an assistant professor of physics.
Analysis sees many promising pathways for solar photovoltaic power
New study identifies the promise and challenges facing large-scale deployment of solar photovoltaics.
Anne White accepts the fusion challenge
Engineering professor undertakes innovative research in reactor design while working toward the realization of nuclear fusion.
A second minor planet may possess Saturn-like rings
Researchers detect features around Chiron that may signal rings, jets, or a shell of dust.
Why isn’t the universe as bright as it should be?
Study explains why galaxies don’t churn out as many stars as they should.
MIT graduate students receive prestigious Lawrence award
Award acknowledges important contributions to inertial confinement research.
Cheap, flexible solar
Tuning energy levels through surface chemistry shows promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells, MIT graduate student Patrick R. Brown's work shows.
Kastner named president of Science Philanthropy Alliance
Physicist will head group aiming to build U.S. philanthropic support for basic science research.
A mollusk of a different stripe
Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays.
