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Researchers Play a Microscopic Game of Darts with Melted Gold
Sometimes, what seems like a fantastical or improbable chain of events is just another day at the office for a physicist. In a recent experiment by University of Maryland researchers at the Laboratory for Physical Sciences, a scene played out that would be right… Read More - Research News
IceCube Search for Extremely High-energy Neutrinos Contributes to Understanding of Cosmic Rays
Neutrinos are chargeless, weakly interacting particles that are able to travel undeflected through the cosmos. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole searches for the sources of these astrophysical neutrinos in order to understand the origin of high-energy particles called cosmic rays and,… Read More - Research News
Twisted Light Gives Electrons a Spinning Kick
It’s hard to tell when you’re catching some rays at the beach, but light packs a punch. Not only does a beam of light carry energy, it can also carry momentum. This includes linear momentum, which is what makes a speeding train hard to… Read More - Research News
Repurposing Qubit Tech to Explore Exotic Superconductivity
Decades of quantum research are now being transformed into practical technologies, including the superconducting circuits that are being used in physics research and built into small quantum computers by companies like IBM and Google. The established knowledge and technical infrastructure are allowing researchers to harness quantum technologies in… Read More - Research News
New Design Packs Two Qubits into One Superconducting Junction
Quantum computers are potentially revolutionary devices and the basis of a growing industry. However, their technology isn’t standardized yet, and researchers are still studying the physics behind the diverse ways to build these quantum devices. Even the most basic building blocks of a quantum… Read More - Research News
HAWC Finds High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emissions from Microquasar V4641 Sagittarii
A new study in Nature, “Ultra-high-energy gamma-ray bubble around microquasar V4641 Sgr," has revealed a groundbreaking discovery by researchers from the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory: TeV gamma-ray emissions from V4641 Sagittarii (V4641 Sgr), a binary system composed of a black hole and a main sequence… Read More - Research News
Nobel Prize Celebrates Interplay of Physics and AI
On October 8, the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for their foundational discoveries and inventions that have enabled artificial neural networks to be used for machine learning—a widely used form of AI. The award highlights how… Read More - Research News
High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory Sheds Light on Origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays
HAWC observes Ultra-High Energy gamma rays confirming Galactic Center as a source of Ultra-High Energy cosmic ray protons in the Milky Way The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory, located on the slopes of the Sierra Negra volcano in Mexico, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone… Read More - Research News
UMD Physicists Advance NASA’s Mission to ‘Touch the Sun’
Those who say there’s “nothing new under the sun” must not know about NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission. Since its launch in 2018, this spacecraft has been shedding new light on Earth’s sun—and University of Maryland physicists are behind many of its discoveries.At its… Read More
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Senior Physics Major Becomes an Antarctic Ice Quake Detective When senior physics major Zoe Schlossnagle arrived at the University of Maryland in fall 2021, she never could have imagined the opportunities she would seize. “I was sure that I was going to receive a vigorous physics education, of course,” Schlossnagle said. “But I also… Read More -
Building an Error-Creating Quantum Computer Alaina Green is happy to face a challenge. Before becoming one of Joint Quantum Institute's newest Fellows, she cruised around the Atlantic in a 34-foot sailboat with only her husband, occasionally facing waves as tall as a two-story building. “It was a little bit scary… Read More -
Mapping Maryland’s Methane: UMD Initiative Takes Flight University of Maryland Physics Professor Daniel Lathrop is making significant strides in tracking methane emissions on UMD’s campus and beyond. In 2024, Lathrop and his team surveyed the stinky vapor plumes on the UMD campus caused by the university’s aging energy infrastructure for their Remediation… Read More -
Norbert M. Linke to Return to UMD The National Quantum Laboratory at Maryland (QLab) welcomes a renowned expert in quantum physics, computing and networking to serve as its new director, effective September 1, 2025. Norbert Linke, Ph.D., brings a decade of experience running a quantum computer user facility and conducting research on… Read More
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