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As ‘2nd Quantum Revolution’ Arrives, UT Researchers Stand Ready

Elaine Li and others are using quantum insights to solve big problems and training the next generation.

Features

We Make Them Tougher in Texas

Need electronics that can survive the harshest radiation on Earth? Texas has got y’all covered.

A scientist with two students working in a lab with electronics

Research

Did the LUX-ZEPLIN Experiment Detect a Dark Matter Particle?

A single particle interaction could be a signal that scientists detected dark matter.

Announcements

Fusion Energy Seed Grants Launch New Interdisciplinary Collaborations at University of Texas at Austin

The projects bridge physics, engineering and computational sciences to tackle big challenges for fusion energy.

Research

Physicists Reconstruct the Collision That Launched a Runaway Black Hole

When two black holes became one, it was launched out of its galaxy at astonishing speed

Research

Scientists Reveal Hidden Structure of a Quantum Fluid

They are the first to observe a tunable Bose-Einstein Condensate made of excitons in an atomically thin semiconductor.

Features

Crossing Boundaries: James Chelikowsky Reflects on Six Decades of Materials Science Discovery

The physicist and Oden Institute faculty member has been at the cutting edge of materials science for years.

Features

UT’s Mark Raizen on Quantum Mechanics and the Future of Medicine

Researchers at Raizen’s UT lab are searching for new possibilities in health and medicine linked to quantum mechanics.

Features

Summer at CERN

A group of undergraduate students spent their summer at the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.

Research

Inside UT’s Quantum Ecosystem: From Breakthroughs to Possibilities

The University of Texas at Austin is charging ahead with quantum innovations, built on a history of quantum science leadership.