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Discoveries in Physics Research
From quarks to twistronics to dark matter, MIT is on the cutting edge of physics research.
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Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons
“This new microscope now allows us to see a new mode of superconducting electrons that nobody has ever seen before” — Nuh Gedik, Donner Professor of Physics
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