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Chaotic electrons heed ‘limit’ in strange metals

"We are finally unlocking the enigma behind the intense motions of electrons in strange metals.”

Machine learning tool sorts the nuances of quantum data

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell and Harvard University researchers developed a machine learning tool to parse quantum matter and make crucial distinctions in the data, an approach that will help scientists unravel the most confounding phenomena in the subatomic realm.

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Research Spotlight

Research in the department is organized in two laboratories, the Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics (LASSP) and the Laboratory for Elementary Particle Physics (LEPP). Explore the links below to learn more about the major research areas of the department and the facilities available to researchers.

Physics undergraduate senior Junkia Dong

Student Spotlights

"The musical environment here is beyond imagination."

Junkai Dong '21

Researchers trap electrons to create elusive crystal

Inquiry-based labs give physics students experimental edge

Researchers identify new type of superconductor

Laser jolts microscopic electronic robots into motion

Celebration marks prototype accelerator getting up to speed

Three faculty elected fellows of American Physical Society

Machine learning unlocks mysteries of quantum physics