MIT Study Reveals Why a Neutrino Laser May Be Impossible
A bold proposal to make a “neutrino laser” has run into a fundamental quantum obstacle. The reason lies…
Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, the groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land…
18-detector system hunts elusive neutrinos from nuclear reactor
MIT researchers working on an international neutrino experiment have expanded its detector setup from two devices to 18…
A New Quantum Blueprint Could Make States Easier To Tell Apart
Researchers developed a mathematical framework for designing non-Gaussian quantum states that can be made perfectly distinguishable. Credit: Shutterstock…
Space habitat design could shape astronaut mental health on Mars missions
Space habitats may need to protect astronauts’ mental and social wellbeing, not just shield them from physical hazards.An…
New study shows how renewable project locations can reduce blackout risks
MIT researchers have developed a new framework that could help energy planners decide where to build renewable energy…
Meet Sabrina Pasterski: Stephen Hawking cited her, NASA wanted her, but she chose physics
Most children dream of flying a plane. Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski built one. By the time she was 14,…
MIT’s New Dual-Mode Rocket System Could Send Tiny Satellites to Mars
These four flight unit electrospray thrusters were delivered by MIT Space Propulsion Laboratory to NASA for the upcoming…
Reciprocal Generosity is Abandoned Inside Unequal Social Relationships
Summary: A new study has redefined the understanding of human cooperation, proving that keeping a mental ledger of…
US scientists’ new quantum lab targets future computing breakthroughs
Massachusetts will invest up to $25 million in a new quantum research facility at the Massachusetts Institute of…
MIT researchers 3D print zipper that stiffens into rods, coils, and arches
Y-zipper: a forgotten patent returns nearly 40 years later MIT researchers revive a forgotten 1980s zipper concept…
Scientists May Have Found Dark Matter’s Fingerprint in a Black Hole Collision
Gravitational waves from colliding black holes may hold subtle clues about one of the universe’s greatest mysteries: dark…