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.

Understanding and reliably measuring the geometric properties of quantum states can shed new light on the intricate ...

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

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

"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 ...

Physics: Current Generated by the Quantum Hall Effect Has Additional Magnetic Properties Dec. 17, 2024 — The quantum Hall effect, a fundamental effect in quantum mechanics, not only generates an ...

Doubly unfortunate for those among us eager to visit galaxies far, far away–even moving at near lightspeed isn’t in the cards. “It’s neither possible nor survivable to travel near the speed of light ...

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.