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Discoveries in Physics Research

From quarks to twistronics to dark matter, MIT is on the cutting edge of physics research.
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MIT-affiliated physicists win McMillan Award for discovery of exotic electronic state

Jiaqi Cai and Zhengguang Lu independently discovered that electrons can become fractions of themselves.
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The MIT Department of Physics is recognized as a worldwide leader in physics research.

Our Faculty

We have five faculty who have won the Nobel Prize in Physics. We have also been the source of innovation in physics education with eight Oersted Medal winners.