Fast-tracking fusion energy’s arrival with AI and accessibility
MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center will receive DoE support to improve access to fusion data and increase workforce diversity.
3 Questions: A bigger, better space-ripple detector
The MIT-led Cosmic Explorer project aims to detect gravitational waves from the earliest universe.
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.
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.
Sensing and controlling microscopic spin density in materials
By fine-tuning the spin density in some materials, researchers may be able to develop new quantum sensors or quantum simulations.
A simpler method for learning to control a robot
Researchers develop a machine-learning technique that can efficiently learn to control a robot, leading to better performance with fewer data.
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.
Coloring outside the lines
Mathias Kolle’s color-changing materials take inspiration from butterflies and mollusks.
Study: The ocean’s color is changing as a consequence of climate change
The color changes reflect significant shifts in essential marine ecosystems.
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.