Morphable surfaces could cut air resistance
Adding golf ball-like dimples to surfaces could reduce drag and improve efficiency of vehicles.
Adding golf ball-like dimples to surfaces could reduce drag and improve efficiency of vehicles.
Findings confirm that a particle decays to fermions, as predicted by the Standard Model.
Nanostructured material based on repeating microscopic units has record-breaking stiffness at low density.
Championing biophysics research: MIT professor Jeff Gore brings together interdisciplinary team, explores population dynamics in yeast and honeybees.
New research discovers unexpected variations in behavior of nanotubes made of different materials.
MIT physicist lauded for his groundbreaking theory of cosmic inflation.
Quantum-dot photovoltaics set new record for efficiency in such devices, could unlock new uses.
Researchers discover a way for temperature gradients in fluids to move objects.
Multidisciplinary group solves mystery of how a potential battery electrode material behaves.
Relocation brings together materials scientist, theoretical and experimental physicists as Physics of Living Systems group at MIT.
Faintest galaxy ever detected illuminates unusual aspects of the universe’s early evolution.
Franz-Josef Ulm's serendipitous observation leads to research linking physics and urban planning.
A light lattice that traps atoms may help scientists build networks of quantum information transmitters.