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UK Science & Technology Network and British American Parliamentary Group visit Wright Lab

March 27, 2026
A group consisting of members of the UK Science & Technology Network (STN), and the British American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) visited Wright Lab while they were in New...
Laura Havener

Havener appointed to the US LHC Users Association Executive Committee

March 26, 2026
Wright Lab assistant professor Laura Havener has been appointed to the US LHC Users Association (US LUA) Executive Committee(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) for...
A 19th-century invention, a quantum future: a Fabry-Perot resonator in the Rakich Lab, where this two-mirror device is being reimagined as a building block for quantum computing, sensing, and communications. (Photo: Tanner Pendleton)

Back to the quantum future

March 24, 2026
Peter Rakich revives a 19th-century device to push quantum technology forward This story originally appeared in Yale Engineering magazine. So how does a 19th-century...
2026 APS Global Physics Summit

Yale Physics research represented at 2026 APS Global Physics Summit

March 20, 2026
The 2026 American Physical Society (APS) Global Physics Summit was held in Denver, Colorado from March 15-20. This conference brought together scientists from around the...
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