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Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene, study finds

An exotic electronic state observed by MIT physicists could enable more robust forms of quantum computing.

February 24, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Undergraduates, Students & Alumni, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Condensed Matter Experiment

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Annual Festival of Learning discusses applications of generative artificial intelligence inside and outside of the classroom

February 22, 2024
Categories: Education, Events, Faculty/Emeritus
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Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene, study finds

February 21, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Undergraduates, Students & Alumni, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Condensed Matter Experiment
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For all humankind

February 13, 2024
Categories: In The News, Undergraduates
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To See Black Holes in Stunning Detail, She Uses ‘Echoes’ Like a Bat

February 12, 2024
Categories: Q&A, Faculty/Emeritus, WiSTEM, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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MIT physicists capture the first sounds of heat “sloshing” in a superfluid

February 8, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Alumni, Atomic Physics
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After 20 years, this scientist uncovered the physics behind the spiral pass

February 7, 2024
Categories: In The News, Academic Staff

Researchers discover new channels to excite magnetic waves with terahertz light

February 6, 2024
Categories: In The News, Postdocs, Condensed Matter Experiment
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Astronomers spot 18 black holes gobbling up nearby stars

January 29, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Postdocs, WiSTEM, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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Study: Stars travel more slowly at Milky Way’s edge

January 26, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, WiSTEM, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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Tiny black holes from the dawn of time may be altering our planet’s orbit, new study suggests

January 16, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Astrophysics Theory
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Astronomers Find Spark of Star Birth Across Billions of Years

January 11, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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Technique could efficiently solve partial differential equations for numerous applications

January 8, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Condensed Matter Theory
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