Low-power tabletop source of ultrashort electron beams could replace car-size laboratory devices.
November 22, 2016MIT researchers have found a phenomenon that might lead to more compact, tunable X-ray devices made of graphene.
November 23, 2015The pulsar, about as large as the city of Boston, is 10 million times brighter than the sun.
October 8, 2014New system could provide detailed images — even of soft tissue — from a lightweight, portable device.
December 4, 2013Researchers find material ejects itself before black hole can devour it.
August 29, 2013‘Wi-Vi’ is based on a concept similar to radar and sonar imaging.
June 28, 2013Researchers detect the brightest flare ever observed in our galaxy’s black hole.
November 6, 2012MIT biologist Schwartz relishes the challenge of picking apart the cell’s most complex structure.
May 22, 2012The RXTE satellite retires after 16 years.
March 13, 2012Researchers find the first neutron star that bursts as predicted.
March 2, 2012