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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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Nuclear power and America’s clean energy future

November 17, 2021
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Nuclear Physics Experiment
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Carina Letong Hong named a 2022 Rhodes Scholar for China

November 16, 2021
Categories: Awards/Honors, Undergraduates, Students & Alumni, WiSTEM
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The poetry of physics

November 15, 2021
Categories: Awards/Honors, Students & Alumni, Graduate Students, URM STEM, Condensed Matter Theory
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New material could be two superconductors in one

November 14, 2021
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Students & Alumni, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Condensed Matter Experiment

American Physical Society honors nine with MIT ties for physics research

November 8, 2021
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty/Emeritus, Students & Alumni, Alumni, Academic Staff, WiSTEM, URM STEM, Visiting Faculty, Biophysics, High Energy and Particle Theory, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory
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Gene Dresselhaus, influential research scientist in solid-state physics, dies at 91

November 8, 2021
Categories: In Remembrance
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The problem-solver: Cosmic inflation

November 8, 2021
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory, Astrophysics Theory

Discovery of segmented Fermi surface induced by Cooper pair momentum on a hybrid material platform

November 7, 2021
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Condensed Matter Theory
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Nucleon Pairing May Explain Nuclear Scattering Mystery

November 4, 2021
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Postdocs
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Mentorship programs for underrepresented applicants strive to increase graduate diversity at MIT

November 3, 2021
Categories: Education, Students & Alumni, Graduate Students
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Mark Vogelsberger: Simulating galaxy formation for clues to the universe

November 2, 2021
Categories: Profile, Faculty/Emeritus, Astrophysics Theory

School of Science appoints 11 faculty members to named professorships

October 31, 2021
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty/Emeritus
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