PHYSICS
- Astronomers pin down the origins of a planetary odd couple
by Kim Heatley on 05/05/2026Across the Milky Way galaxy, a planetary odd couple is circling a star some 190 light years from Earth. A normally “lonely” hot Jupiter is sharing space with a mini-Neptune, in a rare and unlikely pairing that’s had astronomers puzzled since the system’s discovery in 2020. Now MIT […]
- A materials scientist’s playgroundby admin on 30/04/2026
Scientists and engineers around the world are working to improve quantum bits, or qubits, the minuscule building blocks of the quantum computer. Qubits are incredibly sensitive, making it easy for errors to be introduced, lowering device yield. But a new cluster tool at MIT.nano introduces […]
- The MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab launches to shape the future of AI and quantum computingby Kim Heatley on 30/04/2026
The following is a joint announcement by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and IBM. IBM and MIT today announced the launch of the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab, advancing their long-standing collaboration to shape the next era of computing. The new lab expands its scope to include quantum […]
- Transforming deep-space signals into cathedral soundby admin on 29/04/2026
A new immersive sound installation at Oulu Cathedral, Finland, brings the research of MIT astrophysicist and associate professor of physics Kiyoshi Masui into a striking sensory form, transforming more than 4,000 cosmic signals into spatial audio. With its grand opening on April 4, “The Logos” […]
- On the hunt for “the source code of the universe”by Kim Heatley on 28/04/2026
Physics is riddled with paradoxes: Think of how information leaks from supposedly inescapable black holes or how the conventional laws of physics break down at the quantum scale. Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski ’13 believes that within these apparent contradictions, new discoveries await. “What’s […]
- Six from MIT awarded 2026 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americansby Kim Heatley on 28/04/2026
Six MIT affiliates — Denisse Córdova Carrizales SM ’26; Ria Das ’21, MNG ’22; Ronak Desai; Stacy Godfreey-Igwe ’22; Arya Rao; and Ananthan Sadagopan ’24 — have been named 2026 P.D. Soros Fellows. In addition, P.D. Soros Fellow Avinash Vadali will begin a PhD in condensed-matter […]
- Three from MIT named 2026 Goldwater Scholarsby admin on 23/04/2026
Three MIT rising seniors have been selected to receive a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, including Deeksha Kumaresh in the School of Engineering and Anna Liu and Charlotte Myersin the School of Science. An estimated 5,000 college sophomores and juniors from across the United States were […]
- Professor Jesse Thaler Honored With 2026 Humboldt Research Awardby Kim Heatley on 23/04/2026
CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has conferred a Humboldt Research Award upon Jesse Thaler, Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Professor Thaler was nominated for the award by Professor Tilman Plehn of Heidelberg University in recognition […]
- MIT affiliates elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2026by admin on 23/04/2026
Four MIT faculty members are among the roughly 250 leaders from academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced April 22. Thirteen additional MIT alumni were also honored. One of the nation’s most prestigious […]
- MIT Professor Shu-Heng Shao and Alumnus Yifan Wang Awarded 2026 New Horizons in Physics Prizeby Kim Heatley on 21/04/2026
CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Breakthrough Prize Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2026 New Horizons in Physics Prize, honoring three researchers with significant ties to the MIT Department of Physics. Assistant Professor Shu-Heng Shao and alumnus Yifan Wang (PhD ’16) were recognized for […]
- EPJ QT Highlight - Teaching quantum entanglement with card games
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 10/02/2026Understanding violation to Bell’s Inequality with a card game Simple interactive activities help non-expert audiences to grasp the core concepts of quantum entanglement and the Nobel Prize-winning experiments that proved how quantum mechanics defies classical physics Even compared with other […]
- EPJ QT Highlight - Exploring the full-stack design space of quantum computing
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 10/02/2026Illustration of fidelity vs. connectivity across benchmarks as facets comparing three crosstalk models, thermal relaxation, and depolarisation noise for the heavy-hex back-end topology. In-depth analysis shows that co-designing hardware and software is essential for optimising quantum […]
- EPJ QT Highlight - Progress in terrestrial very long baseline atom interferometry
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 12/05/2025Atom interferometers (here labelled AION, AEDGE and AEDGE+) fill a crucial frequency gap in gravitational wave detection, in the deci-Herz range. The second of a series of workshops, held in London in April 2024, saw over 250 experts make progress towards a blueprint for a kilometre-long atom […]
- EPJ QT Highlight - Generating true randomness with quantum measurements
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 10/02/2025Inherent randomness in photon detection times A new approach can generate random information with extremely high efficiency through a process involving the emission and subsequent detection of single photons From simulation to cryptography, randomness is a vital resource in many areas of […]
- EPJ QT Highlight - Access to burgeoning quantum technology field could be widened by open master educational model
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 04/03/2024The operation of the Open Master pilot scheme. Credit: S. Goorney, et al., EPJ Quantum Technology, (2024) Quantum technology offers major societal benefits, but its growth depends on the supply of a qualified workforce. Quantum Technology is based on the engineering of devices that make use […]
- EPJ Quantum Technology: New Review Article The Deep Space Quantum Link (DSQL)
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 12/10/2022A new review lays out a roadmap for quantum technologies. Credit: Robert Lea Space-based quantum optical links support future networking applications for quantum sensing, quantum communications, and quantum information science. In addition, such links enable new scientific experiments […]
- EPJ QT Highlight - Quantum control for advanced technology: Past and present
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 29/07/2022A new review lays out a roadmap for quantum technologies. Credit: Robert Lea Quantum devices are a promising technological advance for the future, but this will hinge on the application of quantum optimal control top real-world devices. A new review looks at the status of the field as it […]
- EPJ QT Highlight - Steps towards post-quantum security by Aleksey Fedorov
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 21/07/2021Aleksey Fedorov Prof. Dr. Aleksey Fedorov is a Junior Principal Investigator at the Russian Quantum Center, Professor of Physics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and founder of startup companies in quantum technologies. His research is related to quantum information technologies […]
- Welcoming Prof. Kai Bongs as new Editor-in-Chief of EPJ Quantum Technology
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 26/01/2018Kai Bongs It is with great pleasure that we announce that Professor Kai Bongs from the University of Birmingham, UK, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of EPJ Quantum Technology. Prof. Bongs is the director of the UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Metrology, a consortium of […]
- EPJ QT Highlight - How does Earth’s spacetime deformation affect quantum communications?
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 30/05/2017Credit: CQT, National University of Singapore Jan Kohlrus investigates relativitic effects to consider when setting up quantum communication systems. The interplay and overlap between relativity and quantum theory are among the most complex and challenging open problems of modern theoretical […]
- EPJ TI Highlight - Advanced software sharpens scintillation images of low-energy gamma rays
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 23/04/2026Imaging dataset processing results for the raw output, analytical model, and neural network model. The white mask contour is overlaid on the raw image for reference. All images are plotted with the intensity on a logarithmic scale By combining a monolithic scintillation detector with […]
- EPJ H Highlight - Suraj N. Gupta: Retracing the contributions of a quantum gravity pioneer
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 23/04/2026Gupta was an early pioneer of quantum gravity. Credit: original by Raidr vectorisation by B. Jankuloski A new historical overview retraces the early work of Suraj N. Gupta, whose pioneering efforts explored how Einstein’s description of gravity could be brought into the framework of quantum […]
- EPJD Topical Issue : Exploring dissociative electron attachment: Insights from the 4th DEA Club Meeting (2024)
by muriel.bouquant@edpsciences.org (Muriel Bouquant) on 16/04/2026Guest Editors: João Ameixa, Juraj Fedor, Ilko Bald, Nigel Mason, Sylwia Ptasinska The Topical Issue "Exploring Dissociative Electron Attachment: Insights from the 4th DEA Club Meeting", highlights recent contributions by the dissociative electron attachment (DEA) community, which were conceived […]
- Anna Grigoryan new representative of the EPS Young Minds in EPJ Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC)
by sandrine.karpe@edpsciences.org (Sandrine Karpe) on 24/03/2026The Steering Committee of EPJ is delighted to welcome Anna Grigoryan, as the representative of the EPS Young Minds which joined the Scientific Advisory Committee two years ago. She is replacing Carlos Damián Rodríguez Fernández. The scientific community is pleased to highlight Anna […]
- EPJ Web of Conferences Highlight – 18th European Workshop on Modern Developments and Applications in Microbeam Analysis
by elodie.guillaud@edpsciences.org (Elodie Guillaud) on 20/03/2026The 18th European Workshop EMAS 2025, Mataró, Spain. The 18th Workshop of the European Microbeam Analysis Society (EMAS) on Modern Developments and Applications in Microbeam Analysis took place in Mataró, Spain from 11-15 May 2025. The EMAS European Workshops have been organized every […]
- Farewell Antonino Zichichi
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 18/03/2026Antonino Zichichi© Società Italiana di Fisica - SIF Professor Emeritus at the University of Bologna, Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Academia Europaea and the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna, and founder of the "Ettore Majorana" Centre for Scientific Culture […]
- EPJ Plus Highlight - Image processing brings new clarity to RTe3’s electronic structure
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 05/03/2026Applying image processing to ARPES measurements By applying image segmentation to ARPES data, researchers reconcile Fermi surface measurements with magnetic quantum oscillations and precisely determine the size of tiny electron pockets in rare-earth tritellurides. Rare-earth tritellurides […]
- EPJ Plus Focus Point: Nuclear microprobe technology and applications
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 05/03/2026Guest Editors: Noelia Maldonado, María Dolores Ynsa, Belén Cortés, José Olivares Villegas, Teresa Pinheiro, Esther Enríquez, M. Carmen Jiménez-Ramos, Gastón García This Focus Point issue includes 19 papers showcasing the diversity and innovation within the nuclear microprobe community, […]
- EPJ Plus Focus Point: CBRNE events: prevention, mitigation, consequences and recovery
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 04/03/2026Guest Editors: Andrea Malizia, Marco D’Arienzo, Gian Marco Contessa, Francesco d’Errico, Susana de Souza Lalic, Frank Duschek, Vasilis Vasiliou, Antony M. Hooker, Pasquale Gaudio CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive) events remain among the most complex and […]
- EPJ Plus Highlight - GEMINI: Suppressing seismic noise for future gravitational-wave detectors
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 04/03/2026Sensor for isolating seismic noise By refining seismic isolation and control strategies deep underground, GEMINI aims to unlock the low-frequency frontier of gravitational-wave astronomy Since the first observation of gravitational waves in 2015, detectors including LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA have […]
- EPJ C: Julia Vogel new Editor-in-Chief for Experimental Physics II: Astroparticle Physics
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 12/12/2025Julia K. Vogel (Credit © Mattie Trigo) The publishers of The European Physical Journal C – Particles and Fields are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Julia K. Vogel as new section Editor-in-Chief for Experimental Physics II: Astroparticle Physics, succeeding in this role to […]
- EPJ C: Markus Elsing new Editor-in-Chief for Computing, Software and Data Science
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 28/01/2025Markus Elsing The publishers of The European Physical Journal C – Particles and Fields are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Markus Elsing as Editor-in-Chief for the newly created section on Computing, Software and Data Science as of January 2025. Markus Elsing is a senior […]
- EPJ C: Susha Parameswaran appointed Guest Editor for String Phenomenology
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 18/10/2024Susha Parameswaran EPJ C is pleased to announce the appointment of Susha Parameswaran as the journal’s Guest Editor for String Phenomenology. Susha Parameswaran is a theoretical physicist based in the UK at the University of Liverpool. Her research interests are in string theory and its […]
- EPJ C Highlight - The ALICE experiment – A journey through QCD
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 04/09/2024ALICE Collaboration The comprehensive review article “The ALICE experiment – A journey through QCD” has been recently published in the European Physical Journal C (EPJ C). As of today, QCD is a gauge theory describing the interactions of quarks and gluons, the carriers of the strong […]
- EPJ C: Francesco Forti new Editor-in-Chief for Experimental Physics I: Accelerator Based High-Energy Physics
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 15/12/2023Extracted from Photograph: Ordan, Julien © 2019-2023 CERN The publishers of The European Physical Journal C – Particles and Fields are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Francesco Forti as new Editor-in-Chief for Experimental Physics I: Accelerator Based High-Energy Physics, […]
- EPJ C Highlight - Celebrating 50 years of QCD with a comprehensive review
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 13/12/2023Figure with permission by A Deur (JLAB) and E Klempt (University of Bonn) (click on the figure for full size) A series of key experiments performed about 50 years ago revealed the eminent role of gauge theories. Two theories were formulated: the electroweak theory and the strong interaction […]
- EPJ C: Emilian Dudas new Editor-in-Chief for Theoretical Physics III: Quantum Field Theory and Gravity - Fundamental and Formal Aspects
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 31/10/2023The publishers of The European Physical Journal C – Particles and Fields are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Emilian Dudas as new Editor-in-Chief for Theoretical Physics III: Quantum Field Theory and Gravity - Fundamental and Formal Aspects, replacing Professor Kostas Skenderis […]
- EPJ C Highlight: Exploring the duality of gravity and gauge theory
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 03/11/2022Gauge/gravity duality aims to unify leading physical theories. https://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/File:Calabi_yau.jpg This EPJ C Topical Collection presents a series of reviews showcasing the latest developments and applications of gauge/gravity duality, and aims at dissemination to a wider […]
- EPJ C Topical Issue on New frontiers in holographic duality: From quantum complexity and black holes to hydrodynamics and neutron stars
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 20/10/2022Guest Editor: Ayan Mukhopadhyay Over the last 25 years, holographic duality has revolutionised our understanding of gauge theories, quantum many-body systems and also quantum black holes. This topical issue is a collection of review articles on recent advances in fundamentals of holographic […]
- EPJ C: Giulia Zanderighi new Editor-in-Chief for Theoretical Physics I: Phenomenology of the Standard Model and Beyond
by sabine.lehr@springer.com (EPJ) on 02/05/2022The publishers of The European Physical Journal C – Particles and Fields are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Giulia Zanderighi as new Editor-in-Chief for Theoretical Physics I: Phenomenology of the Standard Model and Beyond, replacing Professor Dieter Zeppenfeld as of 1 May […]