Jigang Wang is keeper of first-in-the-world nanoscope
Jigang Wang’s lab on campus houses the world’s only Cryogenic Magneto-Terahertz Scanning Near-field Optical Microscope. It’s as fancy – and rare – as it sounds.
Tag: Department of Physics and Astronomy
New instrument measures supercurrent flow
New instrument developed at Iowa State could revolutionize quantum computing.
Researchers build long-sought nanoparticle structure, opening door to special properties
This new nanomaterial could have useful optical, mechanical, and electronic characteristics.
Ames National Laboratory research project awarded $4.5 million to understand and control properties of rare earth minerals
Rebecca Flint, Ames National Laboratory scientist and associate professor of physics, leads the project.
Physicists use quantum simulation tools to study, understand exotic states of matter
Thomas Iadecola, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, co-authors paper published in the journal Nature.
Theoretical calculations predicted now-confirmed tetraneutron, an exotic state of matter
Experiments validate theory from research team led by James Vary, professor of astronomy and physics.
Graduate programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report
Statistics program secures top-10 rank and several LAS programs improve from previous ranking.
Thomas Iadecola earns NSF CAREER award for quantum computer research
The $470,000 grant will support Iadecola’s theoretical research and efforts to engage pre-college and college students in science, technology and mathematics.