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3d rendering shows yellow energy shooting across layers of graphene
Physicists measure a key aspect of superconductivity in “magic-angle” graphene
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Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact
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Physicists discover—and explain—unexpected magnetism in atomically thin material
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Physicists magnetize a material with light
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Physicists measure quantum geometry for first time
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How can electrons split into fractions of themselves?
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MIT physicists predict exotic form of matter with potential for quantum computing
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3 Questions: Can we secure a sustainable supply of nickel?
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New material sports wavy layers of atoms
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Liftoff: The Climate Project at MIT takes flight
Caption:An artistic illustration of the integration between two distinct battery cathode structures, rock salt (blue polyhedra) and polyanion olivine (red/yellow polyhedra).
Study of disordered rock salts leads to battery breakthrough
Professor Ju Li (right) and postdoc So Yeon Kim (left) examine samples of the composite they have fabricated for their demonstrations.
More durable metals for fusion power reactors
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