"If as we believe, quantum gravity does indeed exist, this will contribute to unite the current two worlds in physics."

Quantum computing has huge promise from a technical perspective, but the practical benefits are less clear.

The sustainable and cost-saving structure could dissipate more than 95 percent of incoming wave energy using a small fraction of the material normally needed.

The behavior of granular materials has been difficult to visualize, but a new method reveals their internal forces in 3D detail.

Results suggest the clouds of Venus could be hospitable for some forms of life.

People have been flying airplanes for well over a century. Engineers know how to balance all the forces at play, but still aren’t exactly sure how some of the physics of flight actually works.

The people manning the guns are also at risk of injury from the force of the weapon.

An exotic electronic state observed by MIT physicists could enable more robust forms of quantum computing.

Robots often have a hard time navigating through debris, but robots designed based on worms and snakes could move around obstacles faster, thanks to an idea called mechanical intelligence.

The results will expand scientists’ understanding of heat flow in superconductors and neutron stars.