MIT researchers realize “ideal” kagome metal electronic structure

Newly synthesized compound of iron and tin atoms in 1-to-1 ratio displays unique behavior.

Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Dec. 12, 2019 • ~6 min

Chemists observe “spooky” quantum tunneling

Extremely large electric fields can prevent umbrella-shaped ammonia molecules from inverting.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 4, 2019 • ~6 min

Harvard weighs in on Google’s ‘quantum supremacy’

Google engineers claimed to have created a quantum computer that exhibited “quantum supremacy.” The Gazette spoke with Harvard Quantum Initiative Co-Director Mikhail Lukin about the achievement, about similar work at Harvard.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 29, 2019 • ~15 min

Team hits huge milestone of quantum supremacy

The Sycamore quantum computer has solved a problem that would take current computers 10,000 years to complete—quantum supremacy.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Oct. 28, 2019 • ~6 min

Scientists discover fractal patterns in a quantum material

The X-ray-focusing lens used in the experiment is based on a design used in lighthouses for centuries.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 16, 2019 • ~8 min

Quantum bit communication breaks distance record

Two new studies show quantum bits connecting over the longest distance ever and also via sound.

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
May 8, 2019 • ~4 min

Quantum dots can spit out clone-like photons

System that generates coherent single particles of light could help pave the way for quantum information processors or communications.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 21, 2019 • ~5 min

A new window into electron behavior | MIT News

Scientists invent technique to map energy and momentum of electrons beneath a material’s surface.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 16, 2017 • ~9 min

Experiments confirm theory of “superballistic” electron flow | MIT News

Behaving like particles in a viscous fluid can help bunches of electrons squeeze through a tight space.

Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent • mit
Aug. 23, 2017 • ~6 min

Mapping the effects of crystal defects | MIT News

Study sheds light on interactions that change the way heat and electricity move through microchips.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
March 14, 2017 • ~5 min

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