Topic
Quantum mechanics
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Quantum dots can spit out clone-like photons
System that generates coherent single particles of light could help pave the way for quantum information processors or communications.
February 21, 2019 -
Light from ancient quasars helps confirm quantum entanglement
Results are among the strongest evidence yet for “spooky action at a distance.”
August 19, 2018 -
A new window into electron behavior
Scientists invent technique to map energy and momentum of electrons beneath a material’s surface.
November 16, 2017 -
Experiments confirm theory of “superballistic” electron flow
Behaving like particles in a viscous fluid can help bunches of electrons squeeze through a tight space.
August 23, 2017 -
Mapping the effects of crystal defects
Study sheds light on interactions that change the way heat and electricity move through microchips.
March 14, 2017 -
Electrons go superballistic
Newly discovered phenomenon accelerates electrons as they enter a viscous state.
March 6, 2017 -
Stars align in test supporting “spooky action at a distance”
Physicists address loophole in tests of Bell’s inequality, using 600-year-old starlight.
February 6, 2017 -
Faculty highlight: Senthil Todadri
A quest to understand superconductivity leads MIT theoretical physicist Senthil Todadri to discoveries about new magnetic materials called quantum spin liquids.
February 6, 2017 -
Scientists detect a quantum crystal of electrons and “watch” it melt
New observations confirm an 80-year-old quantum theory.
December 20, 2016 -
Quantum materials: A new paradigm for computing?
Diamond spintronics and graphene-based infrared detectors are among leading-edge technologies reported at annual Materials Day Symposium at MIT.
November 6, 2015 -
Quantum physics meets genetic engineering
Researchers use engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport.
October 14, 2015 -
MIT team creates ultracold molecules
At near absolute zero, molecules may start to exhibit exotic states of matter.
June 10, 2015 -
Fluid mechanics suggests alternative to quantum orthodoxy
New math explains dynamics of fluid systems that mimic many peculiarities of quantum mechanics.
September 12, 2014 -
Closing the ‘free will’ loophole
MIT researchers propose using distant quasars to test Bell’s theorem.
February 20, 2014 -
You can’t get entangled without a wormhole
MIT physicist finds the creation of entanglement simultaneously gives rise to a wormhole.
December 5, 2013
