News: Quantum

Scott Aaronson, a renowned quantum computing expert, joins the country’s most prestigious scientific organization.

The award-winning physicist discusses his quantum materials research, what inspires his work and how it could impact the future.

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

A UT chemist says it is now time to develop tests for microplastics, similar to tests for other toxic threats.

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.”

A new initiative will prepare graduate students in the rapidly evolving field of quantum science and technology.

This, and six other questions about a recent first in physics, answered.