Scientists develop thorium film for revolutionary atomic clocks
Physicists at UCLA have taken a major step toward creating the most accurate clocks ever by using a thin film of thorium-229.
This new material...
Dark energy is an illusion, shows supernovae study
Dark energy is central to our modern understanding of cosmology.
In the standard model, dark energy is what drives the expansion of the Universe.
In general...
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...
Biological computers could use far less energy than current technology by working more slowly
Modern computers are a triumph of technology.
A single computer chip contains billions of nanometer-scaled transistors that operate extremely reliably and at a rate of...
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...
Antimatter propulsion is still far away, but it could change everything
Getting places in space quickly has been the goal of propulsion research for a long time.
Rockets, our most common means of doing so, are...
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...