News: Physics

Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

Research

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

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Features

Summer at CERN

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

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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.

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Announcements

University of Texas at Austin Named Among Best Global Universities

U.S. News & World Report placed UT in the top 10 in the U.S. and top-tier worldwide in a variety of science subjects.

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Accolades

Allan MacDonald Wins Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

MacDonald and two colleagues were honored for “foundational work that established the field of twistronics.”

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