For more than a century, condensed matter physics has grappled with one of its greatest unsolved challenges: how to build ...

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While these behavior changes have clear long-term benefits, I’d like to offer up a more radical change, one whose positive effects are immediate and undeniable: For just one day, give up all clocks. I ...

In an era of high anxiety about artificial intelligence, one former Harvard physicist is using it to explore God.

Dr. Michael Guillén says his deep understanding of science — including modern cosmology and human consciousness — ...

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard were recognized for their foundational work in quantum information science.

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Optical frequency combs—laser sources that emit evenly spaced colors of light—are foundational, ubiquitous tools for ...

A twisted pair of photonic crystals integrated with MEMS can dynamically control the handedness of light on a chip.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Time: 4 – 5 p.m. Location: Olsen Hall 503 Seemantini Nadkarni, Associate Professor of Dermatology at Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard ...

A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's private island shows ...

Harvard University recently announced a proposed concentration titled “Energy, Climate, and Environment.” If approved, it will launch in the 2026-27 school year as the fourth climate-focused major ...