Newly discovered planet has longest orbit yet detected by the TESS mission
The frosty gas giant was discovered in a system that also hosts a warm Jupiter.
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Artificial intelligence for augmentation and productivity
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing awards seed grants to seven interdisciplinary projects exploring AI-augmented management.
Simple superconducting device could dramatically cut energy use in computing, other applications
The ultrasmall “switch” could be easily scaled.
Fourteen MIT School of Science professors receive tenure for 2022 and 2023
Faculty members were recently granted tenure in the departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, EAPS, and Physics.
Wolfgang Ketterle receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
Professor of physics will use US Department of Defense fellowship to study quantum science with ultracold atoms.
New quantum magnet unleashes electronics potential
Researchers discover how to control the anomalous Hall effect and Berry curvature to create flexible quantum magnets for use in computers, robotics, and sensors.
MIT physicists generate the first snapshots of fermion pairs
The images shed light on how electrons form superconducting pairs that glide through materials without friction.
International team reports powerful tool for studying, tuning atomically thin materials
Work could lead to heady applications in novel electronics and more.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2023-24
Ranking at the top for the 12th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.
Physicists discover a new switch for superconductivity
The results could help turn up unconventional superconducting materials.
A new mathematical “blueprint” is accelerating fusion device development
New research explores how Dyson maps are putting quantum computers to work in designing fusion energy devices.
Six with MIT ties win 2023 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Award recognizes scholars who have the “extraordinary creativity necessary to tackle problems others can’t solve.”
Professor Emeritus Roman Jackiw, “giant of theoretical physics,” dies at 83
Over more than 50 years at MIT, he made fundamental contributions to quantum field theory and discovered topological and geometric phenomena.
3Q: Exploring the universe’s “first light”
After the James Webb Space Telescope’s first year in service, astronomers are awash in new observations that illuminate the oldest stars and galaxies.
Three Spanish MIT physics postdocs receive Botton Foundation fellowships
Recipients Luis Antonio Benítez, Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro, and Fernando Romero López receive support for their scientific research.