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The official account for the MIT Department of Physics
Cambridge, MA, US
Joined November 2010
Are Space and Time Created by Quantum Error Correction? . Prof Daniel Harlow joins Brian Greene to explore black holes, holography, and the surprising connection between spacetime and algorithms that perform quantum error correction. via @YouTube.
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Tushar Shah SB '93 PhD '00 flies to space on Blue Origin’s tenth human spaceflight @ScienceMIT.
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Shah is among 52 people flown by New Shepard above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space
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Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and “understand” the wearer @ScienceMIT.
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MIT physicists find unexpected crystals of electrons in new ultrathin material @ScienceMIT.
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Sean Robinson, Lecturer in Physics & Associate Director of J Lab, describes why 8.13 improved their course site to make it easier on students to navigate and access lab materials, and better understand the overall semester structure.via @YouTube.
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Focusing student effort where it matters most by improving Canvas course structure @ScienceMIT.
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Professor Sarah Millholland and four physics alumni named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows @ScienceMIT @ScienceMIT.
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Wilczek’s Multiverse | Quantum leaps? The good and bad news about the next big thing in computing @ScienceMIT.
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While quantum computers hold glorious promise in years ahead, conventional computers will remain far superior for the foreseeable future.
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Unlocking the secrets of fusion’s core with AI-enhanced simulations @ScienceMIT.
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Quantum-computing technology that makes qubits from atoms wins mega investment @ScienceMIT.
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Nature - Firms using ‘neutral atoms’ to create qubits are re-entering the race to build useful quantum machines.
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Viewing the universe through ripples in space - Physicist Salvatore Vitale is looking for new sources of gravitational waves, to reach beyond what we can learn about the universe through light alone. @ScienceMIT.
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An astrophysicist warns of an unprecedented supermassive black hole: “We’ve never seen this” @ScienceMIT.
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Researchers have observed strange goings-on around a supermassive black hole located nearly 300 million light years away.
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The double helix of science and democracy @ScienceMIT.
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Strengthening both is key to restoring America’s belief in progress.
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Study reveals the Phoenix galaxy cluster in the act of extreme cooling. Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope help to explain the cluster’s mysterious starburst, usually only seen in younger galaxies. @ScienceMIT.
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