2021
UChicago scientists harness molecules into single quantum state
May 1, 2021
Researchers have big ideas for the potential of quantum technology which all depend on a major technological feat: being able to build and control systems of quantum particles, which are among the smallest objects in the universe.
That goal is now a step closer with the publication of a new method by University of Chicago scientists. Published April 28 in Nature, the paper shows how to bring multiple molecules at once into a single quantum state.
Graduate Student Ihar Lobach: Using Fluctuations to Measure Beam Properties
April 1, 2021
Scientists planning future particle accelerators and synchrotron light sources strive for tighter, more powerful electron beams. But as beams get narrower, it becomes harder to measure important properties. Now, Ihar Lobach of the University of Chicago and colleagues have demonstrated a new way to measure a beam’s vertical emittance more precisely than existing methods.
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2020
Michel Fruchart Receives Suzuki Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
December 21, 2020
Michel Fruchart has been named one of four recipients of the 2020-2021 Suzuki Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, which recognizes outstanding postdoctoral researchers. He was nominated by his supervisor, Vincenzo Vitelli, and will be recieve a $10,000 prize.
Search of a lifetime’ for supersymmetric particles at CERN
December 8, 2020
A team of researchers at the University of Chicago recently embarked on the search of a lifetime—or rather, a search for the lifetime of long-lived supersymmetric particles, proposed particles that could explain quirks of the universe.
XENON1T Dark matter detector picks up unexplained new signal
June 17, 2020
The XENON1T detector, tucked into an Italian mountainside to search for signs of a mysterious substance in the universe called dark matter, has picked up a new bump in the data that cannot be explained by current models.
On June 17, Evan Shockley, graduate student in the group of Professor Grandi, presented the results of a new analysis of XENON1T data searching for anomalies in the electron recoil channels.
2019
Congratulations to Young-Kee Kim
August 27, 2019
Professor Kim has been named the 2019 Scientist of the Year jointly by the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association (US) and the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (Korea). Congratulations!
The Michelson Center for Physics
August 23, 2019
The Michelson Center for Physics
Parker Solar Probe: 1 Year Later
August 13, 2019
Professor Parker looks back over the first year of the Parker Solar Probe mission.
New Collaborations with National Laboratories
August 13, 2019
Chicago Quantum Exchange Forges New Partnerships
July 10, 2019
Another Breakthrough in photon-photon Interactions
July 10, 2019
A new quasi-particle partly made of light
Prof. Awschalom on Quantum Technology
June 26, 2019
Professor Awschalom on quantum technology
Professor Chin’s Group Explore the Unruh Effect
June 24, 2019
Professor Chin's group performs an experiment to simulate Unruh radiation
Launch of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
June 14, 2019
Professor Awschalom discussed the new Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Physics Girl Features William Irvine
May 30, 2019
Professor Irvine's work featured by Physics Girl