MIT’s top research stories of 2024
MIT’s research community had another year full of scientific and technological advances in 2024.
To celebrate the achievements of the past twelve months, MIT News highlights some...
Lighting the way: Scientists magnetize a material with terahertz laser
MIT physicists have found an innovative way to create a new magnetic state in a material using only light.
By using a special type of...
Thin-film tech unlocks the future of ultra-precise nuclear clocks
Scientists have taken a big step forward in precision timekeeping by developing a safer and more affordable way to build nuclear clocks.
These advanced clocks,...
Dead stars reveal secrets of extreme gravity and dark matter
Scientists have confirmed a long-predicted but elusive effect in dying stars called white dwarfs: hotter white dwarfs are slightly puffier than cooler ones, even...
Scientists detect antimatter version of Hyperhelium-4: A new milestone in physics
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have made an exciting discovery—the antimatter version of hyperhelium-4.
This achievement, reported by the ALICE collaboration, marks the...
Small but mighty: MIT scientists spot tiny asteroids in the main belt
Astronomers at MIT have made a groundbreaking discovery, spotting the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main asteroid belt—a region between Mars and Jupiter...
Scientists discover sun-like stars produce superflares every 100 years
The sun, our temperamental star, is known for its powerful solar storms.
These storms can cause dazzling auroras and even disrupt technology on Earth.
But could...
How supermassive black holes in the early universe grew so fast
Not long ago, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) peered into Cosmic Dawn, the cosmological period when the first galaxies formed less than one...
Scientists unlock the secrets of superconductivity in iron-based materials
Scientists from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have made a breakthrough in understanding how superconductivity works in an iron-based material.
Their findings, published in...
Could tiny black holes be hiding in planets or even everyday objects?
When you think of black holes, you probably imagine massive stars collapsing under their own gravity.
But scientists have long theorized the existence of primordial...