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Interior view of the ATLAS detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, showing intricate machinery and scaffolding inside the underground facility.
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Northeastern physicists honored with Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for unveiling secrets of the universe

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Kin Chung Fong looking through a microscope, seen through a tube.
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Northeastern scientists help detect axion quasiparticles, offering new clues to dark matter

by Alena Kuzub
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Could biology hold the key to the future of computing? This Northeastern physicist is on a mission to find out

by Alena Kuzub
People work in a laboratory setting.
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New Northeastern research hub connects Oakland and Boston to advanced semiconductor research

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by Kate Rix
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Breakthrough discovery: Northeastern researchers pull back the quantum curtain on ‘Weyl fermions’

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by Tanner Stening
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‘We don’t have any theory for this.’ Breakthrough discovery in materials science challenges current understanding of photoemission

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by Tanner Stening
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Machine vision breakthrough: This device can see ‘millions of colors’

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by Tanner Stening
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How quantum physicists are looking for life on exoplanets

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by Tanner Stening
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Researchers discover promising new catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells

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by Tanner Stening
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Researchers discover new ‘unexpected’ phenomenon in quantum physics of materials

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by Tanner Stening
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Using a billion-dollar laser, physicists hope to probe the quantum world for new discoveries

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by Tanner Stening
Arun Bansil, a theoretical physicist at Northeastern, has discovered new properties in the chemical element bismuth that could prevent supercomputers from frying and enable the production of low power electronics. Photo by iStock
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This exotic crystal is fueling the quantum revolution

by Roberto Molar Candanosa