How can electrons split into fractions of themselves?
Physicists surprised to discover electrons in pentalayer graphene can exhibit fractional charge. New study suggests how this could work.
MIT team takes a major step toward fully 3D-printed active electronics
By fabricating semiconductor-free logic gates, which can be used to perform computation, researchers hope to streamline the manufacture of electronics.
Physicists create five-lane superhighway for electrons
The work could lead to ultra-efficient electronics and more.
Jeong Min Park earns 2024 Schmidt Science Fellowship
The doctoral student will use the prize to find novel phases of matter and particles.
Plant sensors could act as an early warning system for farmers
Sensors that detect plant signaling molecules can reveal when crops are experiencing too much light or heat, or attack from insects or microbes.
“Nanostitches” enable lighter and tougher composite materials
In research that may lead to next-generation airplanes and spacecraft, MIT engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composites.
Pushing material boundaries for better electronics
Associate Professor Jeehwan Kim is exploring systems that could take over where silicon leaves off.
Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene, study finds
An exotic electronic state observed by MIT physicists could enable more robust forms of quantum computing.
Technique could improve the sensitivity of quantum sensing devices
The method lets researchers identify and control larger numbers of atomic-scale defects, to build a bigger system of qubits.
Benchtop test quickly identifies extremely impact-resistant materials
High-speed experiments can help identify lightweight, protective “metamaterials” for spacecraft, vehicles, helmets, or other objects.
A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds
A low carbon abundance in planetary atmospheres, which the James Webb Space Telescope can detect, could be a signature of habitability.
A mineral produced by plate tectonics has a global cooling effect, study finds
An accordion-textured clay called smectite efficiently traps organic carbon and could help buffer global warming over millions of years.
MIT physicists turn pencil lead into “gold”
Thin flakes of graphite can be tuned to exhibit three important properties.
Bringing the environment to the forefront of engineering
Desirée Plata is on a lifelong mission to make sustainability a bigger factor in design decisions.
From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges
A newly discovered type of electronic behavior could help with packing more data into magnetic memory devices.