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More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly ...

In the past year, two separate experiments in two different materials captured the same confounding scenario: the coexistence ...

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

The internet is awash with adverts for various portable heaters, with claims that they will heat your house for pennies. Some ...

MIT professor and plasma physicist Nuno Loureiro was fatally shot in Massachusetts. Here’s what to know about his career and ...

Physicists spotted a “terribly exciting” new black hole, doubled down on weakening dark energy, and debated the meaning of ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

Loureiro's colleagues in Cambridge and beyond are reflecting on his legacy in physics, teaching, and research leadership.

The man authorities believe committed the deadly shooting at Brown University was found dead inside a Salem, New Hampshire, ...

What we do and don’t know about Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the suspect in the case, and his connections to a slain MIT ...

Quantum physics has a reputation for needing exotic hardware, from liquid-helium-cooled qubits to sprawling AI clusters, just ...