Study of quark speeds finds a solution for a 35-year physics mystery

Number of proton-neutron pairs determine how fast the particles move, results suggest.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 20, 2019 ~9 min

From summer research program to PhD dissertation

Graduate student Raspberry Simpson’s scientific journey approaches fruition.

Peter Dunn | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Feb. 15, 2019 ~6 min


Bose grants for 2018 fund research at the frontier of discovery

The prestigious awards are supporting five innovative projects that challenge established norms and have the potential to be world-changing.

Resource Development • mit
Feb. 11, 2019 ~14 min

Using artificial intelligence to engineer materials’ properties

New system of “strain engineering” can change a material’s optical, electrical, and thermal properties.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 11, 2019 ~8 min

System monitors radiation damage to materials in real-time

Facility could rapidly provide data on how material properties change in a nuclear reactor.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 18, 2018 ~7 min

Monitoring electromagnetic signals in the brain with MRI

Technique could be used to detect light or electrical fields in living tissue.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 22, 2018 ~6 min

Pushing the plasma density limit | MIT News

Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers discover a path to overcoming the plasma density limit in their quest for steady-state fusion.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Aug. 23, 2018 ~8 min

In neutron stars, protons may do the heavy lifting | MIT News

The positively charged particles may have an outsize influence on the properties of neutron stars and other neutron-rich objects.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 13, 2018 ~8 min


3Q: Richard Milner on a new U.S. particle accelerator | MIT News

Proposal for powerful particle collider gets National Academies’ go-ahead.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 24, 2018 ~9 min

“Artificial blubber” protects divers in frigid water | MIT News

MIT engineers develop a way to triple the survival time for swimmers in wetsuits.

David Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
June 19, 2018 ~9 min

/

31