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3 Questions: On the future of AI and the mathematical and physical sciences

Thaler describes vision for two-way bridge between artificial intelligence and the mathematical and physical sciences — one that promises to advance both.

March 17, 2026
Categories: Q&A, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory

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Turbulent Origins of Twinkling Fast Radio Burst Revealed by MIT Scientists

January 2, 2025
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
The planetary nebula NGC 2440 as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

What are stars made of? A century ago, this woman found out—and changed physics forever

December 31, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, WiSTEM, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment, Astrophysics Theory
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MIT scientists pin down the origins of a fast radio burst

December 31, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Postdocs, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
Artist’s Impression of the Black Hole Concentration in NGC 6397 showing black holes swarming in its core.

Why dark matter’s mysteries persist after decades of searching

December 25, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, WiSTEM, Astrophysics Theory, High Energy and Particle Theory
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MIT community in 2024: A year in review

December 23, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus
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MIT in the media: 2024 in review

December 23, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus
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Do black holes really evaporate — and how do we know?

December 20, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory, High Energy and Particle Theory

Professor William Oliver and Michael Menzel ’81 receive 2025 IEEE honors

December 18, 2024
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty/Emeritus, Alumni, Quantum Information Science
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When everything in the universe changed

December 18, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment

Physicists magnetize a material with light

December 17, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Condensed Matter Experiment
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Physics graduate student Andrew Denniston, advisor Prof. Or Hen, and colleagues honored in Physics World’s Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2024

December 11, 2024
Categories: Awards/Honors, Graduate Students, Nuclear Physics Experiment
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Sylvia Biscoveanu PhD ’23 named to 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30

December 11, 2024
Categories: Awards/Honors, Alumni, WiSTEM
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