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Jeffrey Goldstone, pioneering theoretical physicist and MIT professor emeritus, dies at 93

A pioneer in quantum field theory, string theory, and quantum computing, the former CTP director leaves a research legacy spanning six decades.

October 14, 2026
Categories: In Remembrance, Faculty, Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory, Quantum Information Science

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Error Correction Is Key to Quantum Computing, MIT Professor Says

Categories: In The News, Faculty, Quantum Information Science

Boleslaw Wyslouch steps down as director of Laboratory for Nuclear Science

Categories: Labs & Centers, Faculty, Nuclear Physics Experiment, Particle Physics Experiment
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Graphene can hold multiple states of superconductivity, a new study finds

Categories: Research, Faculty, Graduate Students, Condensed Matter Experiment
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Listening for the echoes of black holes

Categories: Profile, Faculty, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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Remembering A. Neil Pappalardo EE ’64: Visionary Founder of the Pappalardo Fellowships Program

Categories: In Remembrance, Events, Pappalardo Fellows, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment, Astrophysics Theory, Atomic Physics, Biophysics, Condensed Matter Experiment, Condensed Matter Theory, High Energy and Particle Theory, Nuclear Physics Experiment, Particle Physics Experiment, Plasma Physics, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory, Quantum Information Science, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory
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Interview: Dark Matter = Black Holes? with David Kaiser

Categories: Interview/Q&A, Faculty, High Energy and Particle Theory, Astrophysics Theory

MIT in the media: Exploring how curiosity-driven science is an essential ingredient in America’s success

Categories: In The News, Faculty

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2026-27

Categories: Education

MIT Open Learning reaches all the way to the South Pole

Categories: Education, Faculty
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Essay: Adventures Exploring the World and Unchartered Physics Territory

Categories: Profile, Faculty, Condensed Matter Experiment
This illustration shows a primordial black hole (PBH) inside a Sun-like star. New simulations show that if a star captured a PBH, there are two potential outcomes. One sees the star destroyed rapidly, the other sees the PBH gradually consume the star. Image Credit: MPA, background image: Wikimedia/Creative Commons.

What Happens to a Star That Captures A Primordial Black Hole?

Categories: Research, Faculty, Astrophysics Theory
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Reconciling fundamental physics

Categories: Profile, Alumni, WiSTEM, Atomic Physics, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory
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