JILA is proud to continue as a key partner in the Department of Energy’s Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA). Through our work in QSA and the Q-SEnSE Center, JILA plays a leading role in developing quantum technologies that will transform science and society. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

JILA Fellows and @colorado.edu professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn have developed an ultrastable, scalable and repeatable method for generating soft X-ray beams using a custom-built 3-micron ultrafast laser focused into an anti-resonant hollow-core fiber. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Researchers led by JILA and NIST Fellow Jun Ye have shown how to make atomic clocks even more precise by leveraging entanglement. This allows the atoms to “tick” more in sync, reducing the randomness that usually limits how precisely we can measure time. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Professor J. Mathias Weber has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society, for fundamental contributions to our understanding of molecular interactions and solvation effects in complex systems. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Scientists at JILA led by Jun Ye have built one of the world’s most stable lasers—so precise it can guide 3000 quantum bits with record-breaking accuracy. This breakthrough could supercharge atomic clocks and quantum computers. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Big congratulations to Chuankun Zhang, former graduate student in Jun Ye’s group at JILA, for winning the 2025 Boeing Quantum Creators Prize! His pioneering work on the thorium-229 nuclear clock is redefining precision timekeeping. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

In a groundbreaking study researchers at JILA have demonstrated continuous lasing and strong atom-cavity coupling using laser-cooled strontium atoms. This innovative experiment opens new avenues for precision measurement and quantum technologies. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

JILA is proud to announce that Dr. Surya Pratap Deopa, Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of JILA Fellow and MCDB Professor Tom Perkins, has been honored with the 2025 BioFrontiers Outstanding Contribution Award. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

JILA and NIST Fellow and CU Boulder Physics professor Jun Ye has been awarded a prestigious 2025 AB Nexus seed grant for his pioneering work in quantum sensing technologies. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

In a new study, physicists at JILA and the University of Colorado Boulder have used a cloud of atoms chilled down to incredibly cold temperatures to simultaneously measure acceleration in three dimensions—a feat that many scientists didn’t think was possible. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/0...

In a recent study published in Science, by JILA and NIST Fellows and CU Boulder physics professors Jun Ye and Ana Maria Rey, interactions between atoms are explored in depth, focusing on superexchange processes that occur in a three-dimensional optical lattice. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Cindy Regal, University of Colorado Boulder Physics Professor and Baur-SPIE Chair at JILA, has been named a 2025 Brown Investigator by the Brown Institute for Basic Sciences at Caltech. www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2...

In a study published in Science, researchers from JILA used ultracold molecules to realize behavioral models of high-temperature superconductors—materials that conduct electricity without resistance above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen—with an unprecedented level of control. shorturl.at/y9iGt

Researchers at JILA and the University of Colorado Boulder have developed an innovative platform that combines machine learning with atom interferometry to create a universal quantum sensor. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

In a recent study published in Physical Review Research, researchers at JILA have developed a new protocol for teleporting quantum information stored in collective spin states of ions within a two-dimensional crystal. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

How do ions bind to molecules? JILA Fellow and @colorado.edu chemistry professor J. Mathias Weber and JILA graduate student Lane M. Terry examined three variables in this chemical process: size, shape, and symmetry. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

The spring issue of JILA's quarterly journal "Light and Matter" is here! Read all about the latest research happening at JILA, from #quantumentanglement to #lightassistedcollisions to #ultrafastlasers! jila.colorado.edu/bibcite/refe... @colorado.edu

Did you know that JILA's W.M. Keck Metrology lab contributed to the recent NASA Europa Clipper Mission? Read all about JILA's support below: jila.colorado.edu/news-events/... @colorado.edu

Congrats to former JILA graduate student Olivia Krohn (who worked with JILA Fellow and @colorado.edu physics professor Heather Lewandowski) for being a finalist for the prestigious Justin Jankunas dissertation award given by @apsphysics.bsky.social! jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Congratulations to the many #Colorado #quantum investigators, including JILA Associate Fellow and @colorado.edu Physics associate professor Shuo Sun, for being awarded a second round of quantum seed grants by the Colorado Economic Development Commission! www.colorado.edu/initiative/c...

In an Editor's Choice "Physical Review Letters" paper, researchers from JILA and NIST Fellow and @colorado.edu physics prof Jun Ye's group looked at how various temperature changes in the thorium #nuclearclock setup drove energy shifts. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

The latest Grad Student Seminar, hosted by the JILA Association of Graduate Students (JAGS) and the Graduate Association of Students in Physics (GASP), featured @colorado.edu grad student Hope Whitelock and JILA grad student Steven Pampel! jila.colorado.edu/blog/jila-jo...

This is a reminder that on #Piday, get yourself a piece of pie!

Congrats to JILA Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Physics professor Markus Raschke and his team for their recent work, published in "Science Advances," using ultrafast microscopes! www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2...

In a new "Physical Review Letters" study, researchers from JILA & NIST Fellows & CU Boulder Physics profs Ana Maria Rey's and Jun Ye's groups explored the interplay between gravitational effects and quantum interactions in optical atomic clocks. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

A modified version of cavity ringdown #spectroscopy is allowing researchers from @jila.colorado.edu to detect molecules in the mid-infrared region at a sensitivity better than 1-part-per-trillion. Read the story: bit.ly/3QAzHjD #photonics #physics 💡

Researchers in JILA and NIST Fellow and CU Boulder Physics prof Jun Ye's lab have developed a laser-based device to identify molecules in a gas sample. Read about their latest work, published in Nature, in this "CU Boulder Today" article by Dan Strain. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/0....

In a new paper published in "The Astrophysical Journal," JILA Fellows and CU Boulder Physics professors of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Jason Dexter and Mitch Begelman, along with JILA postdoc Prasun Dhang, look at the complex physics around black holes. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

In a new PRL study, JILA Fellow and CU Boulder physics prof Cindy Regal, along with former JILA Associate Fellow Jose D’Incao and their teams, developed new techniques studying the rates of light-assisted collisions in atoms' energy splittings. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Congratulations to JILA and University of Colorado Boulder Physics graduate students Iona Binnie and Anya Grafov for their recent MMM Intermag 2025 Conference awards! jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

The next "Humans of JILA" #podcast episode is here! This month, we're focusing on the CU Phonon Club, a dynamic group that brings together JILA and CU Boulder researchers studying phonons. You'll hear all about CU Phonon Club's beginnings and its goals. jila.colorado.edu/blog/jila-jo...

In a new "Physical Review Letters" paper, JILA and NIST Fellows and CU Boulder Physics professors Ana Maria Rey and James Thompson dove further into the dynamics of #quantumentanglement in multi-level lattice arrays. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Diamonds are a key material in #semiconductors, but have limitations. A team led by JILA Fellows & CU Boulder Physics professors Margaret Murnane & Henry Kapteyn created a novel tabletop deep-ultraviolet (DUV) laser system studying materials at new resolutions. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Congratulations to JILA Fellow, NIST Physicist, and CU Boulder Physics professor Adam Kaufman for being honored with a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for his groundbreaking work in optical tweezers! jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Congrats to JILA grad student Clay Klein for being awarded the 2025 Nick Cobb Memorial Scholarship by @spie.org! Klein works with JILA Fellows and CU Boulder Physics profs Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Congrats to Clay Klein, 2025 recipient of the $10,000 Nick Cobb Memorial Scholarship, presented jointly by #SPIE and Siemens EDA! Pursuing a PhD in physics at @jila.colorado.edu @colorado.edu, Klein's research focuses on making EUV scatterometry reliable for industrial-lithographic process control.

Congrats to JILA Fellow & University of Colorado Boulder APS Distinguished Prof Mitch Begelman for being inducted as a 2025 Fellow into the American Astronomical Society (AAS)! Begelman joins two other CU Boulder APS professors, James Green, and J. Michael Shull. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

The winter issue of "Light & Matter" is here! Read the latest about #nuclearclocks, #AtomicClocks, #quantumphysicstumphysics #physicsresearch, and more in the latest installment of our quarterly journal. jila.colorado.edu/bibcite/refe...

Happy 2025! Did you know the United Nations has designated 2025 as the "International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ)?" quantum2025.org/en/ We look forward to seeing what 2025 has in store for our institute!

Congratulations to JILA Associate Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Physics Assistant Professor Shuo Sun for being awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his #quantum #information research! jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

The next "Humans of JILA" article is here and written by our Sci-Com mentee, Willa Arthur-Dworschack! Meet JILA Postdoc Jake Higgins, working on the nuclear #clock team in the labof JILA and NIST Fellow and CU Boulder Physics prof Jun Ye. jila.colorado.edu/blog/jila-jo...

As finals season wraps up for the Fall 2024 semester at the @cuboulder.bsky.social , JILA helped graduate students and postdocs take a break by hosting a couple of therapy dogs from Go Team Therapy Dogs. jila.colorado.edu/blog/jila-jo...

In a new "Nature" paper, JILA and NIST Fellow and CU Boulder Physics prof Jun Ye and his team collaborated with UCLA prof Eric Hudson to make a method for creating thin layers of thorium, a promising new platform for future #nuclearclocks. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

In a recent "PRX Quantum" paper, JILA and NIST Fellow and CU Boulder Physics prof Ana Maria Rey and her team simulated the physics in a free space experimental system, with some surprising results. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

JILA Fellow and CU Boulder Physics prof Heather Lewandowski and former JILA grad student Gayle Geschwind have been working to create a database of undergrad physics courses, with their results published in "Physical Review, Physics Education Research." jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

Did you see the recent @physicsworld.bsky.social article featuring our own JILA and NIST Fellow and CU Boulder Physics prof Ana Maria Rey? jila.colorado.edu/blog/jila-jo...

Congrats to the Thompson group, led by JILA and NIST Fellow and CU Boulder Physics prof James Thompson, for their victory over the Lehnert group, led by JILA Fellow Adjoint Konrad Lehnert, for winning the JILA Cup in a badminton tournament! jila.colorado.edu/blog/jila-jo...

CU Boulder at Night, from the @jila.colorado.edu Tower. 🥰

Congrats to JILA and NIST Fellow and CU Boulder Physics prof Jun Ye for being awarded a 2024 Highly Cited Researcher Distinction. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

We're saddened to hear about the passing of JILA Fellow Adjoint Alan Gallagher, a pioneering physicist in studying atomic and molecular phenomena who was also a mentor for many researchers within JILA. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...