Wolfgang Ketterle

MIT professor of physics Wolfgang Ketterle received a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship to study quantum science and build new quantum devices using ultracold dysprosium atoms.

If she hits just the right pitch, a singer can shatter a wine glass. The reason is resonance. While the glass may vibrate slightly in response to most acoustic tones, a pitch that resonates with the material's own natural frequency can send its vibrations into overdrive, causing the glass to shatter.

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Proximity is key for many quantum phenomena, as interactions between atoms are stronger when the particles are close. In many quantum simulators, scientists arrange atoms as close together as possible to explore exotic states of matter and build new quantum materials.

MIT physicists developed a technique to arrange atoms in much closer proximity than previously possible, down to 50 nanometers. The group plans to use the method to manipulate atoms into configurations that could generate the first purely magnetic quantum gate — a key building block for a new type of quantum computer.

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A breakthrough experiment brings particles into unprecedented proximity, revealing new quantum behaviors.

For the first time, a team of Princeton physicists have been able to link together individual molecules into special states that are quantum mechanically "entangled." In these bizarre states, the molecules remain correlated with each other—and can interact simultaneously—even if they are miles apart, or indeed, even if they occupy opposite ends of the universe. This research was recently published in the journal…

Computer scientist, mathematician, and all-around supergenius Alan Turing, who played a pivotal role in breaking secret German c

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The U.S. National Science Foundation's Physics Frontiers Centers program renewed a grant to the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms for $3.6 million per year for six years to fund exploring, understanding, and harnessing mysterious phenomena at the frontiers of physics.

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Physicists in the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms developed a new approach to control the outcome of chemical reactions, using minute changes in a magnetic field to make subtle changes to the quantum mechanical wavefunction of the colliding particles during the chemical reaction.