News: Physics

Observation of BKT and six-state clock phases reveals how magnetism behaves in two dimensions and may inspire ultracompact technologies.

The two-year fellowships are awarded annually to early-career researchers seen as emerging leaders in their fields.

William Gilpin in physics and Devleena Samanta in chemistry each were selected for the honor.

Researchers may have glimpsed a supersolid, an enigmatic quantum version of a classical solid.

UT physicists found an unexpected layer of structure in one of solid-state physics’ most common quasiparticles.

The UT Austin physicist was one of two scientists to win the international prize in the category of basic sciences.

The announcement notes: “UT Austin is where world-changing discoveries in quantum research and development are being made.”

UT physicists involved with LUX-ZEPLIN helped analyze the largest dataset ever collected by a dark matter detector.

The winner of a Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award highlights classroom approaches linked to lasting impact.

The results add to physicists’ understanding of neutrinos and validate collaboration between major experiments.