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Even electrons have a dating life of sorts. An experiment from JQI researchers probed the social lives of quantum particles and the new phenomena that can occur when quantum relationships break down. jqi.umd.edu/news/sudden-br… @UMDPhysics @UMDscience @NIST @eceumd @Hafezi_Mohammad

Today at 11 a.m.: Designing the Quantum Future: Research, Policy, and Workforce with Gretchen Campbell @UMDscience @JQInews youtube.com/live/yHSNuVO7t…

JQI, @QuantumIQC and @YorkUniversity researchers are using quantum computers to begin to explore challenging topics like how matter behaves in extreme environments, like the early universe. jqi.umd.edu/news/quantum-c… @NIST @UMDPhysics @UMDscience @RquantumSim @UWaterloo

There is so much to celebrate for our August and December graduating #ScienceTerps 🎓🐢 We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to celebrate with you all again at commencement in May. #UMDgrad

.@UMDPhysics' Maissam Barkeshli was selected by @SimonsFdn to participate in an international collaboration investigating emerging phenomena in AI models ➡️ go.umd.edu/barkeshli-AI

The Physics Department is an excellent place for your year end-donations, supporting our students and everything we do. umdphysics.umd.edu/about-us/make-…

Quantum Boot Camp: 1-credit course @UMDPhysics 5 - 23 Jan. 2026. An open-enrollment Winter Session course: high-school/college students/teachers and working professionals may apply app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/202512/PHYS @MorganStateU @HowardU @NIST @JQInews @montgomerycoll @MCPS @pgcps

In colliding superfluids, JQI researchers stumbled on some unexpected familiar behaviors of normal fluids, including the blooming of mushroom clouds. jqi.umd.edu/news/when-supe… @NIST @UMDPhysics @UMDscience @eceumd @RquantumSim

A new approach to designing photonic chips has unlocked a reliable way to convert one frequency of light into many -- all without any active compensation or tedious rounds of iterative engineering. jqi.umd.edu/news/passive-a… @UMDPhysics @UMDscience @NIST @Hafezi_Mohammad

The #MarylandForward campaign will accelerate @UofMaryland's momentum and impact. With your support, our college can continue to expand opportunities for #ScienceTerps, empower leaders and make scientific discoveries that benefit communities everywhere. forward.umd.edu/cmns

To learn more about how quantum particles avoid heating up as energy is pumped into them, check out our previous stories on Galitski's work with colleagues at JQI and other institutions: jqi.umd.edu/news/quantum-g… jqi.umd.edu/news/quantum-g… @UMDscience @UMDPhysics

In @PhysicsMagazine, JQI Fellow Victor Galitski commented on a new result showing quantum particles keeping their cool by defying the old rules of heating. The new experiment brought to life a theory he's been developing over the past decade. physics.aps.org/articles/v18/1… @UMDPhysics

A new chip with grooves cut into pure silver can sidestep the diffraction limit, delivering the power from an 800-nanometer laser to experimental samples in peaks and valleys just dozens of nanometers apart jqi.umd.edu/news/researche… @NIST @UMDscience @UMDPhysics @Hafezi_Mohammad

The #ScienceTerps Pop-Up Shop is back! Order from a selection of T-shirts, Under Armour polos, quarter-zips, hats and more! Open until October 13: umdcmnsfall25.itemorder.com

.@UMDPhysics Ph.D. student Raunak Dey designs theoretical and mathematical models to understand how viruses interact in microbial communities. Read about his research in @joshuasweitz's group ⤵️ go.umd.edu/dey

On Wednesday, @politico is bringing together experts, including JQI Fellow Gretchen Campbell, to discuss potential quantum information science impacts on cybersecurity and how institutions can prepare. Join online at 8:30 AM ET! politico.com/live-events/20… @UMDscience @UMDPhysics

.@UMDPhysics senior Dhruv Agarwal leads a team of undergraduate students developing satellite components that could launch deep into space with upcoming @NASA missions. Their current #CubeSat project will house a custom GPS and special thermal system ➡️ go.umd.edu/CubeSat

At @wayve_ai, John Wyrwas (B.S. ’07, @UMDPhysics; B.S. ’07, @eceumd) is driving AI innovation for next-generation #AutonomousVehicles ➡️ go.umd.edu/wyrwas "This technology has the promise of saving lives, reducing traffic and making transportation more accessible."

Kartik Srinivasan has taken over as our newest NIST Co-Director! “We are really excited that Kartik Srinivasan was able to step into the role,” says Jay Sau, his UMD Co-Director.@UMDscience @UMDPhysics @NIST jqi.umd.edu/news/srinivasa…