A new angle on controlling light
System could provide first method for filtering light waves based on direction.
Seeking a ‘parts list’ for the retina
New technique classifies retinal neurons into 15 categories, including some previously unknown types.
3 Questions: Alan Guth on new insights into the ‘Big Bang’
MIT physicist explains how new results bolster his 1980 theory of cosmic inflation.
Nanopores underlie our ability to tune in to a single voice
Inner-ear membrane uses tiny pores to mechanically separate sounds, researchers find.
U.S. News ranks MIT’s graduate program in Engineering No. 1; Sloan is No. 5 business school
Institute’s programs rank first in 7 engineering, 5 science, and 3 business fields.
Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics
Team creates LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors using novel one-molecule-thick material.
Faculty highlight: Raymond Ashoori
Novel experimental technique reveals exotic behaviors in graphene systems.
CDMS result covers new ground in search for dark matter
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Experiment has set more stringent limits on light dark matter.
Researchers find that going with the flow makes bacteria stick
In surprising new discovery, scientists show that microbes are more likely to adhere to tube walls when water is moving.
Closing the ‘free will’ loophole
MIT researchers propose using distant quasars to test Bell’s theorem.
Researchers identify one of the earliest stars in the universe
The discovery suggests that the very first generation of stars may not have been as powerful as previously thought.
Theorists predict new forms of exotic insulating materials
Topological insulators could exist in six new types not seen before.
School of Science welcomes new faculty
Professors' research areas include molecular mechanisms in cells, quantum condensed matter, and dark matter.
MIT Society of Physics Students receives honorable mention, named 'distinguished chapter'
This dual honor puts the MIT chapter in the top 20 percent of nearly 800 chapters nationwide.
A new wrinkle in the control of waves
Flexible materials could provide ways to manipulate sound and light.