On August 17, 2020, Willliam Sweeney successfully defended his thesis, “Electromagnetic Eigenvalue Problems and Nonhermitian Effects in Linear and Saturable Scattering” (...
Physics World (August 27, 2020), “Quantum error correction achieved using oscillator grid states”
A practical implementation of a quantum error-correction protocol first...
from Yale Daily News (August, 31, 2020), “Physics labs send remote learning kits” by Giovanna Truong.
Over the summer, physics senior lecturer Sidney Cahn purchased hundreds...
On August 25, 2020, Mengzhen Zhang successfully defended his thesis, “Properties and Applications of Gaussian Processes” (Advisor: A. Douglas Stone).
Zhang explained “Quantum...
Welcome to Yuan Xin who comes to us as the inaugural Mossman Fellow working with the Particle Theory Group (mostly Witold Skiba and David Poland). The goal of his research is...
from Yale News (August 26, 2020), “Yale scientists to help lead national quantum center” by Jim Shelton
Yale will play a major role in a new, national center for quantum...
Optical illusions explained in a fly’s eyes
Why people perceive motion in some static images has mystified not only those who view these optical illusions but neuroscientists...
