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From Farm to Fusion: A Scientific and Entrepreneurial Odyssey

MIT alumnus Francesco Sciortino PhD '21 leads Proxima Fusion to turn stellarator-based nuclear energy into a commercial reality.

September 21, 2026
Categories: Profile, Alumni, Plasma Physics

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Improving the reliability of circuits for quantum computers

Categories: Research, Faculty, Quantum Information Science
An illustration shows two black holes relatively close to each other against a starry space background.

Astronomers may have found a record-breaking pair of black holes

Categories: Research, Faculty, Graduate Students, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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Arup K. Chakraborty Honored with 2026 International Prize in Biophysics

Categories: Biophysics
Two planets in space, a smaller blue planet and a large red planet. On left a blue icy planet has ice shards floating around it.

Astronomers pin down the origins of a planetary odd couple

Categories: Research, Visiting Faculty, Postdocs, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment

A materials scientist’s playground

Categories: Research, Faculty
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The MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab launches to shape the future of AI and quantum computing

Categories: In The News, Faculty, Quantum Information Science
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Transforming deep-space signals into cathedral sound

Categories: Research, Faculty, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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On the hunt for “the source code of the universe”

Categories: In The News, Alumni
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Six from MIT awarded 2026 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Categories: Awards/Honors, In The News, Graduate Students

Three from MIT named 2026 Goldwater Scholars

Categories: Awards/Honors, Undergraduates, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment, Astrophysics Theory
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Professor Jesse Thaler Honored With 2026 Humboldt Research Award

Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty, High Energy and Particle Theory, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory
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MIT affiliates elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2026

Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty, Condensed Matter Experiment
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