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Researchers Discover New Ways to Excite Spin Waves with Extreme Infrared Light
New ultrafast method for controlling magnetic materials might enable next-generation information processing technologies.
UT Austin Physicists Receive Keck Foundation Boost for Quantum Materials Research
Edoardo Baldini leads a team developing a new approach to stabilize useful quantum properties of atomically thin materials for far longer and at higher temperatures.
New Decadal Report Maps Out U.S. Priorities in Particle Physics Research
The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) whose participants include a UT physicist delivered recommendations to decision makers.
Compact Accelerator Technology Achieves Major Energy Milestone
Bjorn “Manuel” Hegelich led the development of a compact laser accelerator that produces an electron beam with an energy of 10 billion electron volts.
Gordon Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
Vernita Gordon, associate professor of physics, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society. Recognized for her work on bacterial biofilms and their...
Researchers Find a New Avenue to Combat Biofilm Threat
A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and other institutions have unlocked a clue about how bacteria form biofilms.
Peering Inside a Quantum Computer Creates New Phases of Information
Physicist Matteo Ippoliti helped explore how measurements can alter information states in an innovation created by Google.
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Two Members of Natural Sciences Named to UT Austin’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Ruth Buskirk and Michael Marder are among the 2023 inductees to The University of Texas at Austin’s prestigious Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
Physicist Receives Major Award for Plasma Research
Philip Morrison, a UT Austin physics professor and member of the Institute for Fusion Studies, has won the 2023 American Physical Society’s John Dawson Award...
With New Grant, Physicist Explores Using Sound to Transmit Data in Quantum Computers
UT Austin’s Keji Lai has received a Moore Foundation award reserved for the country’s top experimental physicists.
