Research

New Instrument Will Stretch Atoms into Giant Waves
January 13, 2020
There's a Giant Mystery Hiding Inside Every Atom in the Universe
January 1, 2020
Neutrino Mass
Viewpoint: Homing in on the Neutrino Mass
December 5, 2019
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Team uses golden ‘lollipop’ to observe elusive interference effect at the nanoscale
November 8, 2019
UW Satellite Lab
Washington’s first student-built satellite preparing for launch
October 31, 2019
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New metasurface design can control optical fields in three dimensions
October 7, 2019
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KATRIN cuts the mass estimate for the elusive neutrino in half
September 23, 2019
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Breakthrough Foundation honors UW researcher studying ‘exotic’ states of matter
September 10, 2019
Night skies of August hold wonders
August 7, 2019
A physics student wears an immersive headset to attempt a physics experiment in virtual reality.
Virtually Physics
August 5, 2019
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First-ever visualizations of electrical gating effects on electronic structure could lead to longer-lasting devices
July 17, 2019
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Jiun-Haw Chu & other UW professors to receive 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
July 10, 2019
Climate change expert named 2019 ASLD
June 6, 2019
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David Thouless — Nobel laureate and UW professor emeritus — dies at age 84
April 11, 2019
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Piecing together the cosmic dawn
March 29, 2019
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Synopsis: Putting the Proton Radius in Its Proper Place
March 12, 2019
FASER detector at the Large Hadron Collider to seek clues about hidden matter in the universe
March 8, 2019
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Kim Siang Khaw: a “free thinker”
March 7, 2019
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FASER detector at the Large Hadron Collider to seek clues about hidden matter in the universe
March 6, 2019
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Physicists stack 2D materials at angles to trap particles on the nanoscale
February 26, 2019
Metalens Prototypes
Scientists engineer a functional optical lens out of 2D materials
November 15, 2018
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UW physicist Jiun-Haw Chu named Packard Fellow for research on quantum materials
November 6, 2018
UW physicist named Packard Fellow
October 26, 2018
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For UW physicists, the 2-D form of tungsten ditelluride is full of surprises
August 10, 2018
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Atomically thin magnetic device could lead to new memory technologies
May 3, 2018
Designing and Growing Quantum Materials for Energy and Information Technology
April 12, 2018
If Tiny Dark Matter Particle Exists, This Experiment Is Now Ready to Find It
April 9, 2018
CENPA site at the University of Washington
After 30 years of R&D, breakthrough announced in dark matter detection technology, definitive search to begin for axion particles
April 9, 2018
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Underground neutrino experiment sets the stage for deep discovery about matter
March 26, 2018
Quest for Dark Matter (Leslie Rosenberg)
March 19, 2018
A Quantum Leap
March 8, 2018
Hybrid optics bring color imaging using ultrathin metalenses into focus
February 12, 2018
An Exotic State of Matter Discovered in 2-D Material
January 22, 2018
Searching for the Dark: The Hunt for Axions
December 20, 2017
Scientists get robots ready to study Antarctic ice shelves from below, with $2M boost from Paul Allen
November 8, 2017
How a 'Jelly Doughnut' May Explain Why the Universe Exists
November 8, 2017
New Discovery Suggests Quarks Can Undergo Explosive Fusion Reactions
November 6, 2017
UW researchers mark first detection of gravitational waves from collision of two neutron stars
October 20, 2017
UW to host $15.6M NSF-funded center for innovation, education in materials science
September 29, 2017
The quantum internet is just a decade away — here's what you need to know
August 28, 2017
QUANTUM INTERNET IS 13 YEARS AWAY. WAIT, WHAT'S QUANTUM INTERNET?
August 16, 2017
Stop Equating “Science” With Truth
August 11, 2017
Women of color face staggering harassment in space science
July 13, 2017
Dark Matter Recipe Calls for One Part Superfluid
June 15, 2017
Newly created 2-D magnet could point the way to slimmer, faster computers
June 9, 2017
Scientists discover a 2-D magnet
June 7, 2017
Thouless Institute for Quantum Matter (TIQM)
June 5, 2017
Professors Majumdar and Xu Discover an Important First Step Towards Building Electrically Pumped Nano-Lasers
January 26, 2017
UW Hyperloop team fuels its final dash to the national pod races with crowdfunding
January 10, 2017
Dark Matter Hunters Are Hoping 2017 Is Their Year
January 3, 2017