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.
Physicists surprised to discover electrons in pentalayer graphene can exhibit fractional charge. New study suggests how this could work.
Event at MIT featured an array of national and international speakers including a Nobel laureate, leaders in industry, and in entertainment.
Assistant Professor Ethan Peterson is addressing some of the practical, overlooked issues that need to be worked out for viable fusion power plants.
By emulating a magnetic field on a superconducting quantum computer, researchers can probe complex properties of materials.
MIT Kavli Institute scientists and collaborators will produce a concept study to launch a $1B experiment to investigate the X-ray universe.
The new Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will support leading postdocs to bring cutting-edge AI to bear on research in scientific discovery or music.
Two faculty, a graduate student, and 10 additional alumni receive top awards and prizes; four faculty, one senior researcher, and seven alumni named APS Fellows.
System observed 8,000 light-years away may be the first direct evidence of “gentle” black hole formation.
The quasars appear to have few cosmic neighbors, raising questions about how they first emerged more than 13 billion years ago.
Associate professor of physics Riccardo Comin never stops seeking uncharted territory.
The Plasma Science Experiment aboard NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft turns off after 47 years and 15 billion miles.
With the help of MIT’s online resources, Doğa Kürkçüoğlu, now a staff scientist at Fermilab, was able to pursue his passion for physics.
Watching for changes in the Red Planet’s orbit over time could be new way to detect passing dark matter.
In the universe’s first billion years, this brief and mysterious force could have produced more bright galaxies than theory predicts.