MIT scientists have found a new way to control magnetic states in materials, potentially paving the way for advancements in ...

MIT physicists have created a new and long-lasting magnetic state in a material, using only light.

A new photonic chip designed by MIT scientists performs all deep neural network computations optically, achieving tasks in ...

Understanding and reliably measuring the geometric properties of quantum states can shed new light on the intricate underpinning of various physical phenomena. The quantum geometric tensor (QGT) is a ...

"Antiferromagnetic materials are robust and not influenced by unwanted stray magnetic fields," says Nuh Gedik, the Donner Professor of Physics at MIT. "However, this robustness is a double-edged sword ...

This illuminated sample contains millions of lab-grown diamonds. One of the Microelectronics Science Research Center projects ...

The Big Bang should be thought of as a "point" in time but not happening at a particular place. Astronomers will often say ...

Making panda stem cells, mapping a fruit fly’s brain and witnessing a black hole wake up were among the biggest achievements of the year.

The modern microchip stretches both the limits of physics and credulity. Such is the atomic precision, that a few atoms can ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a method to detect small asteroids in the main asteroid belt, significantly improving our ability to spot objects as little as 10 meters across. This new technique, ...