Dong Zhihuan and Dong Zhiyu, 23, made the headlines recently as they share several similarities in their academic prowess apart from looking alike. The pair also like to play the strategy board ...

Dong Zhihuan and Dong Zhiyu, 22, have studied in tandem from a young age, ... Now they have won two of some 45 places that MIT’s department of physics offers to doctoral candidates each year.