Research Highlights from Physics Illinois
A collection of this millenium's "greatest hits" from the Physics homepage...
Check our history pages for earlier research breakthroughs from Physics Illinois.
Phase-slip-induced Dissipation Observed in Atomic Bose–Hubbard System, April 2008
Spin Hall Effect Observed in Photons, Too, January 2008
New DNA Sequencing Method Proposed, December 2007
Detection of nm-scale Motion Caused by pico-newton Forces, November 2007
Cryptochrome and the Avian Compass, September 2007
New Particles Lurking in High-T Superconductors?, July 2007
Pendulum Finds Virtual Soulmate, June 2007
Reading Relic Radiation in the CMB, April 2007
Theory Ahead of the Curve, March 2007
New Theory Explains Nonlinear Stretching in Rubbery Materials, February 2007
Membrane Fusion Revealed at Single-Event Resolution, January 2007
Complex Order Parameter Confirmed, November 2006
Quantum Coherence in Incommensurate Systems, October 2006
CDF Finds Exotic New Baryons, October 2006
New Theory Explains Enhanced Superconductivity in Nanowires, October 2006
Nature's Quick-Change Artistry Revealed, September 2006
First Atom-by-Atom Simulation of a Life Form, March 2006
Turbulence Yields Secrets to 73-year-old Experiment, February 2006
First Measurement of the Static Stripe Phase in LBCO, January 2006
Physics Explains Geology, November 2005
First "Data" from LHC, July 2005
Nanowires Demonstrate Quantum Interference Phenomenon, June 2005
Ghostly Strange Quarks Influence Proton Structure, June 2005
Measuring the Heaviest Known Particle, February 2005
Going Against the Flow, December 2004
Novel Orbital and Conducting Phases of Matter Induced with a Magnetic Field, October 2004
Self-assembly Generates More Versatile Scaffolds for Crystal Growth, September 2004
Unexpected Broken Particle-Hole Symmetry Seen at Atomically Flat YBCO Surface, August 2004
Silicon-based Device Detects uv Light, July 2004
Production of High-fidelity Entangled Photons Exceeds 1 Million per Second, July 2004
Strong Magnetic Field Converts Nanotube from Metal to Semiconductor and Back, April 2004
Revealing Hidden Order in High-Temperature Superconductors, February 2004
Kinesin "Walks" Hand-over-Hand, January 2004
Unraveling Proteins Reveals Mechanics of Natural Anti-Cancer Agent, December 2003
Planar Tunneling in YBCO, November 2003
Metallic Phase of Bosons Implies a New State of Matter, October 2003
Evolution of Black Hole Spin, September 2003
First Full Mapping of Phonons in Plutonium, September 2003
Like Charges Attract?, August 2003
Steppin' Out: How nature's microscopic motors move, June 2003
Illinois High-Energy Group Builds Calorimeter Modules for LHC, April 2003
All-optical Phase Shifter is Fast and Accurate, March 2003
Doppler Effect Reveals Gap Nodes in Unconventional Superconductor, March 2003
Those Flippin' Junctions!, January 2003
Caught in the Act! Helicases Unwind DNA Molecules, October 2002
First Atomic-Scale Imaging of a CuO2 Plane in a Superconductor, August 2002
Physicists Announce New Muon (g-2) Value, July 2002
Six-State Protocol Offers Advantages for Quantum Computation, July 2002
Looking at Inner Space to Understand Outer Space, June 2002
The Physics of the Kidney, May 2002
Physics Reveals Biology, April 2002
Nano "Peapods", February 2002
"Touchy" Proteins, December 2001
Coherent X-Ray Diffraction, November 2001
CLEO Collaboration Discovers Nine Baryons, October 2001
Evidence for Onset of Quark Effects Observed for the First Time, September 2001
Momentous Magnetism!, February 2001
Decoherence-free Subspaces and Quantum Computation, January 2001
Strange Magnetism and the Proton, December 2000
Molecular Machines—Exploiting Thermal Motion, November 2000
DNA Semiconductors?, October 2000
Organic Materials: From Insulator to Superconductor, August 2000
Exploiting Quantum "Spookiness" to Create Secret Codes, May 2000
Quantum Interference in Charmed Meson Decays, April 2000
It's the Berry's!, February 2000
The Physics of Traffic Jams, January 2000