The latest web celeb is a physics professor. Professor Walter Lewin, who teaches an introductory physics course at MIT, has become an internet celebrity thank to his outrageous antics, daredevil ...

Scientists are making significant progress in quantum physics, developing new ways to study quantum phenomena that could lead to virtually limitless energy and revolutionize computing.

Researchers at MIT have unlocked the hidden power of boiling by exploring its role in energy, cooling, and more, promising breakthroughs in efficiency and safety. Matteo Bucci, an associate professor ...

For the past four minutes, Walter Lewin has been laboring at the chalkboard, bent on conveying a point—or rather, a series of small, swift points, so close together they resemble a perforation. The 76 ...

Hang Su ’23 has always been fascinated by physics and how it helps explain the natural world. Eager to learn as much as she can about how the world works, she hopes to make her own meaningful impact ...

While teaching large physics lectures at MIT, Walter H. G. Lewin radiates enthusiasm. "And now, I’m going to blow your mind," said Lewin before giving a lesson about electrical circuits that seem to ...