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MIT physicists find unexpected crystals of electrons in new ultrathin material

Rhombohedral pentalayer graphene joins a family of materials with exotic properties that may have other “relatives.”

March 6, 2025
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Condensed Matter Experiment

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Abstract illustration featuring an S-shaped river-like flow through an atomic matrix represented as balls and rods

MIT physicists find unexpected crystals of electrons in new ultrathin material

February 26, 2025
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Condensed Matter Experiment
US Army Major Mathew Hefner training in Norway with Fiber computer base layer.

Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and “understand” the wearer

February 26, 2025
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Condensed Matter Theory

The man who reinvented the hammer

February 25, 2025
Categories: In The News, Alumni

Three from MIT named 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars

February 24, 2025
Categories: Awards/Honors, Alumni, WiSTEM
A deep space image showing a central bright galaxy surrounded by a hazy purple glow, with numerous smaller galaxies and stars scattered throughout the dark background.

How Black Holes Help Stars Form

February 21, 2025
Categories: Research, Graduate Students, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
man sits in front of physics equipment in lab

Focusing student effort where it matters most by improving Canvas course structure

February 21, 2025
Categories: Profile, Education, Academic Staff

Professor Sarah Millholland and four physics alums named 2025 Sloan Research Fellow

February 20, 2025
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty/Emeritus, Alumni, Astrophysics Theory, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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Wilczek’s Multiverse | Quantum leaps? The good and bad news about the next big thing in computing

February 19, 2025
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Quantum Information Science

Unlocking the secrets of fusion’s core with AI-enhanced simulations

February 18, 2025
Categories: In The News, Plasma Physics

Viewing the universe through ripples in space

February 18, 2025
Categories: Research, Profile, Faculty/Emeritus, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment

Quantum-computing technology that makes qubits from atoms wins mega investment

February 13, 2025
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Atomic Physics
The Phoenix cluster of galaxies has green and purple overlays. The green overlay shows the “cooling gas” and the purple shows “jet-inflated bubbles.

Study reveals the Phoenix galaxy cluster in the act of extreme cooling

February 13, 2025
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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