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Official Twitter account for the Department of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. #CUBoulderPhysics #PhysicsBuffs #BeBoulder
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Joined January 2012
Congratulations to Noah Finkelstein for being named a Distinguished Professor, the @CUSystem’s highest honor across the four-campus system! 🎉 Read more: https://t.co/FwTGvcgL7H 🏷️ @CUArtsSciences @CUBoulder
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Congratulations to @CUBoulder physics junior Arabella Quane for receiving an Outstanding Oral Presentation award at the recent @APSphysics 4 Corners Section Conference hosted by @UNC_Colorado! 🏆 More: https://t.co/1JdrVQ2BQ8
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JILA is proud to continue as a key partner in the Department of Energy’s Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The DOE recently announced a $625 million investment to advance the next phase of the National Quantum Information Science
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A team led by JILA Fellows and @CUBoulder professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn has made a significant advance to make soft X-rays more accessible: they have developed an ultrastable, scalable and repeatable method for generating soft X-ray beams using a custom-built
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CU Engineering PhD student Adam Harris first came to @CUBoulder in 2012 to study psychology, but his real inspiration took flight years later and thousands of feet in the air. 🪂 https://t.co/5FxicSQxzS
#CUBoulder #CUEngineering #GoBuffs #GradBuffs #ForeverBuffs
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Meet some of the #phet team in Colorado as we take a tour through our offices on campus. Catch some sneak previews of upcoming releases and learn more about how your favorite #edtechtools are made! #interactYourWay
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Congratulations to Mihály Horányi, @CUBoulder professor of physics and @LASPatCU space physicist, for being named the 2025 College Professor of Distinction by the College of Arts and Sciences. 🏆 Read more from @CUArtsSciences:
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College of Arts and Sciences leadership and peers recognize the physics professor’s service, teaching and research with the award.
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.@CUBoulder PhD student Darwin Quiroz co-authored research showing how a electrowetting prism can steer lasers at high speeds, offering a smaller, faster alternative to mirrors, enabling real-time brain imaging for studying PTSD and Alzheimer’s. https://t.co/DezOqBQkUb
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Researchers explored a fluid-based optical device known as an electrowetting prism to steer lasers at high speeds for advanced imaging applications. This new
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Researchers led by JILA and @NIST Fellow Jun Ye have shown how to make atomic clocks even more precise by leveraging entanglement. This allows the atoms to “tick” more in sync, reducing the randomness that usually limits how precisely we can measure time. Their results show that
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In the latest issue of Beyond, discover: 👻 How your brain overcomes fear ⏰ Why time speeds up in the mountains 🩹 A breakthrough to fast-track wound care … and more! https://t.co/gToRS8JIf3
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If something scares you this Halloween, chances are you’ll freeze and flee. But what happens in your brain when you realize there’s no real danger? A new study explains.
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At 14,000 feet, @CUBoulder researchers are testing Einstein’s theory that time moves faster at altitude while proving quantum clocks can work in the wild. Their precision could one day help forecast volcanoes, track floods and guide spacecraft. https://t.co/6MkG6VcGKU
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Researchers from Colorado have brought a quantum device known as an optical atomic clock to the summit of Colorado's Mount Blue Sky. Their work could, one day,
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Research at CU Boulder creates the next generation of scientists aspiring to develop technological advancements that power jobs and our economy and directly affect the health and well-being of Coloradans. Take a look at CU Boulder's impactful research ↓ https://t.co/8gaivfjb7B
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2025 Nobel Laureate John Martinis thrived in Boulder, mentoring grad students and advancing quantum computing. Prof. Cumalat said, 'John was instrumental in recruiting graduate students.' https://t.co/vASSnDhUhX
@CUBoulder #ASMagazine #HaveYaHerd
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Like many rockstar scientists, 2025 physics Nobel Laureate John Martinis spent time in Boulder’s rich scientific ecosystem mentoring graduate students and
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How can the U.S. build a workforce for the quantum technology revolution? 🔬 CU Boulder researchers conducted the largest study of its kind to find out. @CUBoulderPhys @JILAscience
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In the largest study of its kind, researchers are exploring how the United States can prepare students to enter into the rapidly growing quantum technology
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Professor and @LASPatCU scientist Mihaly Horanyi is interviewed about IDEX, the interstellar dust experiment that recently launched aboard NASA’s IMAP mission 🚀
A CU Boulder physicist said goodbye on Wednesday morning to the Interstellar Dust Experiment, an instrument he's worked on for more than a decade.
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10 students from around the country joined our Physics and @JILAscience REU program @CUBoulder this summer. 🔬 Check out photos from their lab tours and learn more: https://t.co/7QGdjuHhjJ
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On this day in 2015, renowned primatologist, conservationist & global humanitarian Jane Goodall delivered the 50th George Gamow Memorial Lecture at CU Boulder. We aim to honor her life & legacy with our commitment to creating global sustainability impact. https://t.co/gjBUJmaiSI
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Scientists at JILA led by Jun Ye have built one of the world’s most stable lasers—so precise it can guide 3000 quantum bits with record-breaking accuracy. This breakthrough could supercharge atomic clocks and quantum computers. https://t.co/kcI7tkm3IP
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Big congratulations to Chuankun Zhang, former graduate student in Jun Ye’s group at JILA, for winning the 2025 Boeing Quantum Creators Prize! His pioneering work on the thorium-229 nuclear clock is redefining precision timekeeping and pushing the boundaries of quantum science.
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