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Anything-goes “anyons” may be at the root of surprising quantum experiments

MIT physicists say these quasiparticles may explain how superconductivity and magnetism can coexist in certain materials.

December 22, 2025
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Condensed Matter Theory, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory

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Tracy Slatyer poses in front of blackboard covered in physics equations

MIT Professor Tracy Slatyer to Receive Jon C. Graff, Ph.D. Prize for Excellence in Science Communication

November 13, 2024
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty/Emeritus, WiSTEM, Astrophysics Theory, High Energy and Particle Theory
4 headshots of professors Soonwon Choi, Ronald Garcia Ruiz, Marin Soljacic, and Andrew Vanderburg

Four physics faculty named to professorships

November 13, 2024
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty/Emeritus

Bridging Talents and Opportunities Forum connects high school and college students with STEAM leaders and resources

November 3, 2024
Categories: Events, Faculty/Emeritus
this map of dark matter in the universe was obtained from data from the kids survey, using the vlt survey telescope at eso’s paranal observatory in chile it reveals an expansive web of dense light and empty dark regions this image is one out of five patches of the sky observed by kids here the invisible dark matter is seen rendered in pink, covering an area of sky around 420 times the size of the full moon

Can Axions Save the Universe?

October 31, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory
illustration of black hole with geometric orbs inside

The Quantum Geometry That Exists Outside of Space and Time

November 2, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus

Smart handling of neutrons is crucial to fusion power success

October 31, 2024
Categories: Profile, Alumni, Plasma Physics
Illustration of Dark Matter and gas in simulation

Happy Dark Matter Day! Meet the usual — and unusual — suspects in this cosmic mystery

October 30, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory
Alan Guth sits speaking animatedly on a panel

It all started with a Big Bang – the quest to unravel the mystery behind the birth of the universe

October 30, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory, Astrophysics Theory
A unique computer chip has red and blue light on grid-like pathways.

Quantum simulator could help uncover materials for high-performance electronics

October 29, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Condensed Matter Experiment, Quantum Information Science
A hand attempts to capture a single droplet of water with a pair of chopsticks, above concentric water ripples.

It Might Be Possible to Detect Gravitons After All

October 29, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory
Illustration of the proposed AXIS Deep Extragalacitc Survey, a conical satellite with an octagonal heat shield and two solar panels, against a black star field

AXIS mission selected as NASA Astrophysics Probe competition finalist

October 28, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Pappalardo Fellows, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches postdoctoral program to advance AI across disciplines

October 28, 2024
Categories: Education, Students & Alumni
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