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How ultracold, superdense atoms become invisible

A new study confirms that as atoms are chilled and squeezed to extremes, their ability to scatter light is suppressed.

November 27, 2021
Categories: Research, Faculty, Students & Alumni, Postdocs, Atomic Physics

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How ultracold, superdense atoms become invisible

November 18, 2021
Categories: Research, Faculty, Students & Alumni, Postdocs, Atomic Physics
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Carina Letong Hong named a 2022 Rhodes Scholar for China

November 17, 2021
Categories: Awards/Honors, Students & Alumni, WiSTEM
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The poetry of physics

November 16, 2021
Categories: Awards/Honors, Students & Alumni, URM STEM, Condensed Matter Theory
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New material could be two superconductors in one

November 15, 2021
Categories: Research, Faculty, Students & Alumni, Postdocs, Condensed Matter Experiment

American Physical Society honors nine with MIT ties for physics research

November 9, 2021
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty, Emeritus, Students & Alumni, Academic Staff, WiSTEM, URM STEM, Visiting Faculty
Mildred and Gene Dresselhaus

Gene Dresselhaus, influential research scientist in solid-state physics, dies at 91

November 9, 2021
Categories: In Remembrance
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The problem-solver: Cosmic inflation

November 9, 2021
Categories: In The News, Faculty, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory, Astrophysics Theory

Discovery of segmented Fermi surface induced by Cooper pair momentum on a hybrid material platform

November 8, 2021
Categories: In The News, Faculty, Condensed Matter Theory
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Nucleon Pairing May Explain Nuclear Scattering Mystery

November 5, 2021
Categories: In The News, Faculty, Postdocs
Prospective MIT graduate students pose in Kilian Court.

Mentorship programs for underrepresented applicants strive to increase graduate diversity at MIT

November 4, 2021
Categories: Education, Students & Alumni
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Mark Vogelsberger: Simulating galaxy formation for clues to the universe

November 3, 2021
Categories: Profile, Faculty, Astrophysics Theory

School of Science appoints 11 faculty members to named professorships

November 1, 2021
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty
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