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.
“Near-misses” in Particle Accelerators can Illuminate New Physics, Study finds
Jennifer Chu | MIT News
Physicists discovered new properties of the strong force by analyzing what happens when light-speed particles skim by each other.
Discovering the Joy of Future-forward Electrical Engineering
Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
One year in, MIT’s hands-on 6-5 (Electrical Engineering With Computing) degree program is already one of the most popular majors among first-year students.
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.
Theory-Guided Strategy Expands the Scope of Measurable Quantum Interactions
Adam Zewe | MIT News
An oft-ignored effect can be used to probe an important property of semiconductors, a new study finds.
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 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.
Device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors
Adam Zewe | MIT News
MIT researchers developed a photon-shuttling “interconnect” that can facilitate remote entanglement, a key step toward a practical quantum computer.
Researchers Establish New Basis for Quantum Sensing and Communication
MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
New theoretical approach for generating quantum states could lead to improved accuracy and reliability of information and decision systems.
Quantum Simulator Could Help Uncover Materials for High-performance Electronics
Adam Zewe | MIT News
By emulating a magnetic field on a superconducting quantum computer, researchers can probe complex properties of materials.