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Twisting 2D nanomaterials unlocks exotic quantum phases of matter

Twisting 2D nanomaterial bilayers into moiré superlattices creates exotic quantum states like superconductivity and fractional charge.

September 21, 2026
Categories: In The News, Faculty, Alumni, 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

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

Categories: Awards/Honors, Alumni, WiSTEM
Professor Long Ju wears eye protection while working on experiment with lasers

Exotic New Superconductors Delight and Confound

Categories: Research, Faculty, Condensed Matter Experiment, Condensed Matter Theory
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Neutron Stars Illuminate the Hidden Physics of Quark Superconductivity

Categories: Research, Faculty, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory
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Hale Van Dorn Bradt PhD ’61, professor emeritus and X-ray astronomy pioneer, dies at 93

Categories: In Remembrance, Faculty, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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Photonic processor could enable ultrafast AI computations with extreme energy efficiency

Categories: Research, Faculty, Alumni, Condensed Matter Experiment, Condensed Matter Theory
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Physicists close in on fractionally-charged electron mystery in graphene

Categories: Research, Faculty, Graduate Students, Condensed Matter Experiment, Condensed Matter Theory
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Meet Nergis Mavalvala PhD ’97, Dean of the School of Science

Categories: Interview/Q&A, Faculty, WiSTEM, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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A model of virtuosity

Categories: In The News, Alumni
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Making a mark in the nation’s capital

Categories: In The News, Alumni
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MIT physicists predict exotic form of matter with potential for quantum computing

Categories: Research, Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Condensed Matter Theory
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How can electrons can split into fractions of themselves?

Categories: Research, Faculty, Alumni, Condensed Matter Theory
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