Departments
Physics
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Microscale marine interactions may shape critical carbon cycles
New research finds interactions between microorganisms and marine particles may have significant effects on oceanic carbon cycling.
June 30, 2016 -
Improved threat-detection
Scanners more rapidly and accurately identify radioactive materials at U.S. borders, events.
June 22, 2016 -
Arthur Freeman, first associate director of National Magnet Laboratory, dies at 86
June 17, 2016 -
For second time, LIGO detects gravitational waves
Signal was produced by two black holes colliding 1.4 billion light years away.
June 15, 2016 -
First annual MIT Teaching with Digital Technology Awards presented
Awards honor faculty and instructors who have effectively leveraged digital technology to improve teaching and learning at MIT.
June 13, 2016 -
Researchers discover new way to turn electricity into light, using graphene
By slowing down light to a speed slower than flowing electrons, researchers create a kind of optical “sonic boom.”
June 13, 2016 -
Study: Molecular motors shape chromosome structure
By organizing chromosomes into many tiny loops, molecular motors play key role cell division.
June 10, 2016 -
Scientists observe supermassive black hole feeding on cold gas
Findings suggest two dining styles for black holes.
June 8, 2016 -
Physicists predict previously unseen phenomena in exotic materials
Better understanding of topological semimetals could help usher in future electronics.
June 6, 2016 -
Rainer Weiss wins Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
LIGO inventor shares award for direct detection of gravitational waves.
June 2, 2016 -
Rainer Weiss awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Physics professor emeritus shares prize with Caltech's Kip Thorne and Ronald Drever for designing the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.
June 1, 2016 -
Scientists illuminate a hidden regulator in gene transcription
New super-resolution technique visualizes important role of short-lived enzyme clusters.
May 25, 2016 -
Hot new solar cell
System converts solar heat into usable light, increasing device’s overall efficiency.
May 23, 2016 -
Porkolab honored by Hungarian Academy of Sciences
May 23, 2016 -
Teamwork enables bacterial survival
Strains of E. coli resistant to one antibiotic can protect other bacteria growing nearby.
May 16, 2016 -
Researchers find unexpected magnetic effect
Combining two thin-film materials yields surprising room-temperature magnetism.
May 9, 2016 -
Achieving zero resistance in energy flow
MIT postdoc Cui-Zu Chang makes a spintronic breakthrough in the Moodera group.
May 6, 2016 -
LIGO researchers awarded Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Team that detected gravitational waves to share $3 million prize.
May 4, 2016 -
Research highlight: Jagadeesh Moodera
Step-by-step, the Moodera Research Group is building the essential knowledge and hardware for next-generation quantum computers.
April 29, 2016 -
Spotting hidden activity in cells
New data analysis technique distinguishes active from passive fluctuations inside cells.
April 28, 2016