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


Boom, crackle, pop: Sounds of Earth’s crust

MIT scientists find the sounds beneath our feet are fingerprints of rock stability.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 9, 2023 ~8 min

From physics to generative AI: An AI model for advanced pattern generation

Inspired by physics, a new generative model PFGM++ outperforms diffusion models in image generation.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Sept. 27, 2023 ~8 min

New qubit circuit enables quantum operations with higher accuracy

The advance brings quantum error correction a step closer to reality.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Sept. 25, 2023 ~10 min

Canceling noise to improve quantum devices

MIT researchers develop a protocol to extend the life of quantum coherence.

Peter Reuell | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Sept. 6, 2023 ~11 min

Fast-tracking fusion energy’s arrival with AI and accessibility

MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center will receive DoE support to improve access to fusion data and increase workforce diversity.

Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Sept. 1, 2023 ~6 min

Newly discovered planet has longest orbit yet detected by the TESS mission

The frosty gas giant was discovered in a system that also hosts a warm Jupiter.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Aug. 30, 2023 ~7 min


Artificial intelligence for augmentation and productivity

The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing awards seed grants to seven interdisciplinary projects exploring AI-augmented management.

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
Aug. 18, 2023 ~6 min

Simple superconducting device could dramatically cut energy use in computing, other applications

The ultrasmall “switch” could be easily scaled.

Elizabeth Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Aug. 15, 2023 ~11 min

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