Linda C. Sharpe, president of the Association of Alumni and Alumnae, leads the procession down the steps of 77 Mass. Ave. with MIT President Susan Hockfield and Dana G. Mead, chairman of the Corporation right behind her. Photo / Donna Coveney Open image gallery
New work suggests the ability to create fractionalized electrons known as non-Abelian anyons without a magnetic field, opening new possibilities for basic research and future applications.