Electrons in Moiré Crystals Explore Higher-dimensional Quantum Worlds
Department of Physics
MIT physicists have discovered 3D “moiré crystals” that simulate four-dimensional quantum materials to a T.
New Photonic Device Efficiently Beams Light into Free Space
Adam Zewe | MIT News
Light-emitting structures that curl off the chip surface could enable advanced displays, high-speed optical communications, and larger-scale quantum computers.
MIT Engineers Design Structures that Compute with Heat
Adam Zewe | MIT News
By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing.
Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion quantum computers
Adam Zewe | MIT News
New technique could improve the scalability of trapped-ion quantum computers, an essential step toward making them practically useful.
What Makes a Good Proton Conductor?
Zach Winn | MIT News
MIT researchers found a way to predict how efficiently materials can transport protons in clean energy devices and other advanced technologies.
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Closing in on Superconducting Semiconductors
Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers created a superconducting circuit that could one day replace semiconductor components in quantum and high-performance computing systems.
MIT Physicists Discover a New Type of Superconductor that’s also a Magnet
Jennifer Chu | MIT News
The “one-of-a-kind” phenomenon was observed in ordinary graphite.
MIT Engineers Advance Toward a Fault-tolerant Quantum Computer
Adam Zewe | MIT News
Researchers achieved a type of coupling between artificial atoms and photons that could enable readout and processing of quantum information in a few nanoseconds.
New Chip Tests Cooling Solutions for Stacked Microelectronics
Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Preventing 3D integrated circuits from overheating is key to enabling their widespread use.