Physicists create five-lane superhighway for electrons

The work could lead to ultra-efficient electronics and more.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
June 4, 2024 ~6 min

Jeong Min Park earns 2024 Schmidt Science Fellowship

The doctoral student will use the prize to find novel phases of matter and particles.

Sandi Miller | Department of Physics • mit
May 16, 2024 ~4 min


Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene, study finds

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

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Feb. 21, 2024 ~9 min

MIT physicists turn pencil lead into “gold”

Thin flakes of graphite can be tuned to exhibit three important properties.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Nov. 14, 2023 ~5 min

From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges

A newly discovered type of electronic behavior could help with packing more data into magnetic memory devices.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 18, 2023 ~9 min

Physicists coax superconductivity and more from quasicrystals

Flexible platform could produce enigmatic materials, lead to new studies of exotic phenomena.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Oct. 11, 2023 ~8 min

In nanotube science, is boron nitride the new carbon?

A technique for synthesizing many “white graphene” nanotubes at a time paves the way for stronger, heat-resistant composites, and membranes for renewable energy.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 31, 2022 ~8 min

Physicists discover a “family” of robust, superconducting graphene structures

The findings could inform the design of practical superconducting devices.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 8, 2022 ~8 min


Physicists find direct evidence of strong electron correlation in a 2D material for the first time

The discovery could help researchers engineer exotic electrical states such as unconventional superconductivity.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 17, 2022 ~8 min

Using graphene foam to filter toxins from drinking water

MIT-led research team fashions graphene foam into device that can extract uranium and other heavy metals from tap water.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Aug. 4, 2021 ~8 min

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