Hippie days
How a handful of countercultural scientists changed the course of physics in the 1970s and helped open up the frontier of quantum information.
Two from MIT named 2011 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences
Physicist Jeff Gore and biologist Mary Gehring receive the prestigious award for their innovative research.
New Endeavour for an MIT experiment
Space shuttle propels MIT-led Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the International Space Station.
Spinning new materials in a thread
New technique could enable creation of a variety of fiber-based electronic and photonic devices.
A labor of love
Walter Lewin, acclaimed professor emeritus and Internet star, delivers one final lecture at MIT.
Toward faster transistors
MIT physicists discover a new physical phenomenon that could eventually lead to the first increases in computers’ clock speed since 2002.
Evolution, reversed
Physicists’ study of evolution in bacteria shows that adaptations can be undone, but rarely.
MIT senior wins prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Nathaniel Thomas is Britain-bound on a two-year graduate scholarship.
3 Questions: Why Richard Feynman’s lectures still mesmerize
MIT Professor Robert Jaffe reflects on Feynman’s classic lectures five decades later, as the videos are released online.
The bouncing gas
Clouds of gases that bounce off each other could help physicists model the behavior of high-temperature superconductors and other unusual materials.
A celebration of women in science and engineering
Symposium highlights the work and accomplishments of women at MIT and beyond.
A new spin on superconductivity?
Scientists produce a crystal that could help unlock the mystery of high-temperature superconductors.
