Thirteen MIT undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni have been awarded Fulbright fellowships to pursue projects overseas…
Tag: Physics
Three from MIT elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2022
The National Academy of Sciences has elected 120 new members and 30 international associates, including three…
MIT expands research collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to build net energy fusion machine, SPARC
MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) will substantially expand its fusion energy research and education…
Peter Fisher to step down as head of the Department of Physics
Peter H. Fisher, the Thomas A. Frank (1977) Professor of Physics, will step down as the…
Finding the questions that guide MIT fusion research
“One of the things I learned was, doing good science isn’t so much about finding the…
Richard Cohen: Pioneering biomedical research and education at MIT for half a century
Richard J. Cohen, the Whitaker Professor in Biomedical Engineering in the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering…
MIT engineers produce the world’s longest flexible fiber battery
Researchers have developed a rechargeable lithium-ion battery in the form of an ultra-long fiber that could…
School of Science appoints 11 faculty members to named professorships
The School of Science has announced that 11 faculty members have been appointed to named professorships.…
Creating dynamic symmetry in quantum systems
Physicists and engineers have long been interested in creating new forms of matter, those not typically…
Three from MIT receive 2021 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has selected three MIT students as recipients of its prestigious…