The surprising physics of cats’ drinking
A new study reveals that even the way cats lap up liquid displays the perfect balance for which they’re known.
7 win presidential early career honors
MIT has greatest number of recipients from a single institution.
First heavy ion collisions in the Large Hadron Collider
MIT physicists are leading one of the experiments analyzing new data.
Four from MIT are Stewardship Science Graduate fellows
Graduate students take practicum at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
A decade of OCW benefits: Drawing talent to MIT
OpenCourseWare gives student confidence that he can work at the MIT level.
MIT undergraduate showcases work at White House science fair
Event also features 2 high-school teams that won grants from the Lemelson-MIT Program.
Physics postdoc Lindley Winslow wins L’Oreal USA fellowship
Accompanying research grant will allow the particle physicist to design and build a novel particle detector based on quantum dots.
A step closer to Big Bang conditions?
More study is needed to confirm the latest findings from the Large Hadron Collider, reported by CERN physicists last week.
Nergis Mavalvala wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant
Physics professor and two alumni are awarded $500,000 in no-strings-attached funding.
Robert J. Butler, former design research engineer at MIT, dies at 89
An MIT engineer for 25 years, he helped design instruments for NASA’s Voyager spacecraft.
Galileo revisited: How ribbons roll
In a twist on a classic experiment, MIT researchers discover how flexible cylinders behave when rolling down a slope.
Gates named MLK Visiting Professor in Physics
Supersymmetry pioneer will conduct research this year at MIT’s Center for Theoretical Physics.
