MIT puts next-generation stellarator magnet through full-force test
Thea Energy has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to test a full-scale superconducting magnet designed…
One Broken Symmetry Opens a Path to Universal Quantum Control
Insider Brief Researchers developed a theory of universal control in globally driven quantum systems and demonstrated an effective…
Something Unexpected Is Happening to Antarctica’s Collapsing Ice Cliffs
Antarctica’s towering ice cliffs may be more resilient than scientists once feared. New satellite observations reveal surprising natural…
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…
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…
MIT AI expert warns automating Gen Z entry-level jobs could backfire—and cost firms future workforces
Companies betting against entry-level Gen Z talent by automating their roles may be making a costly long-term mistake.…
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 Team 3D Prints Low-Cost Nozzle Arrays for Layered Drug-Delivery Particles
Researchers at MIT have shown that a complex class of microscopic nozzle, normally built only inside semiconductor cleanrooms,…
MIT’s new rocket system could help tiny satellites travel all the way to Mars |
Small satellites called CubeSats are cheap to build and easy to launch, but they have one big problem.…
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…