Chemists discover why photosynthetic light-harvesting is so efficient

The disorganized arrangement of the proteins in light-harvesting complexes is the key to their extreme efficiency.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 3, 2023 ~6 min

Physicists discover a new switch for superconductivity

The results could help turn up unconventional superconducting materials.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 22, 2023 ~7 min


Tiny diamond rotor could improve protein studies

A new way of machining microscale rotors from diamond crystal can enable ultrasensitive NMR devices for probing proteins and other materials.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
May 24, 2023 ~10 min

Advocating for science budget and policy

MIT’s Science Policy Initiative sends students and postdocs to Capitol Hill to advocate for continued and increased federal support for scientific research.

Science Policy Initiative • mit
May 9, 2023 ~4 min

Engineers invent vertical, full-color microscopic LEDs

Stacking light-emitting diodes instead of placing them side by side could enable fully immersive virtual reality displays and higher-resolution digital screens.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 1, 2023 ~7 min

Scientists discover a new way of sharing genetic information in a common ocean microbe

Prochlorococcus, the world’s most abundant photosynthetic organism, reveals a gene-transfer mechanism that may be key to its abundance and diversity.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 5, 2023 ~8 min

New quantum computing architecture could be used to connect large-scale devices

Researchers have demonstrated directional photon emission, the first step toward extensible quantum interconnects.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 5, 2023 ~9 min

MIT scientists contribute to National Ignition Facility fusion milestone

Unique PSFC-designed spectrometer provides crucial data about the implosion that yielded an historic fusion energy gain.

Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Dec. 19, 2022 ~4 min


MIT researchers use quantum computing to observe entanglement

Researchers at the Center for Theoretical Physics lead work on testing quantum gravity on a quantum processor.

Julia C. Keller | School of Science • mit
Dec. 1, 2022 ~7 min

Engineers solve a mystery on the path to smaller, lighter batteries

Branchlike metallic filaments can sap the power of solid-state lithium batteries. A new study explains how they form and how to divert them.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 18, 2022 ~8 min

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