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Students and instructors in Physics I (8.01) discuss how AI has impacted how the class is taught
Learning classical mechanics has long been a source of frustration for first-years at MIT. Even for those with high school experience in physics, understanding certain concepts was nearly impossible without dedicating extra hours to the subject. For some students, the rise in a...
How the Queen of Carbon Still Inspires MRL Researchers Today
MIT Institute Professor Millie Dresselhaus, known as the Queen of Carbon, was well known internationally for her work on the element. Dresselhaus, who would have been 95 this month, also had an outsized influence on scientists working in the field...
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X-ray observations reveal surprising features of the dying star’s most energetic environment.
Some 200 light years from Earth, the core of a dead star is circling a larger star in a macabre cosmic dance. The dead star is a type of white dwarf that exerts a powerful magnetic field as it pulls material from the larger star into a swirling, accreting disk. The spiraling pair ...
Faculty recognized for the exceptional professional and personal guidance they provide postdocs.
Shining a light on the critical role of mentors in a postdoc’s career, the MIT Postdoctoral Association presented the fourth annual Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Awards to professors John M...
