MIT physicists shed light on a century-old thought experiment debated by Einstein and Bohr

Quantum mechanics tells us that all physical objects are simultaneously particles and waves.  However, the Heisenberg uncertainty relation states that it is not possible to observe both aspects simultaneously.  This principle is illustrated by the famous double-slit...

BEC4’s latest paper is featured in PRL

BEC4's latest paper "In Situ Imaging of the Thermal de Broglie Wavelength in an Ultracold Bose gas" is published in Physics Review Letters and featured on the cover! Additionally, check out our Physics Viewpoint and Physics World articles.

The official kickoff of Dy2 lab, and more

On Nov 15th 2024, We started using Dy2 new lab space. Before that, we learnt how to use half inch optics to save some of our lab space and increase the optics stability. We appreciate the help from Prof. Chuang's group! The first big item set up in the new lab space--...

A group party at Wolfgang’s house

4 people, graduate students Zitian, Mohid and Cicely and postdoc Will, joined us in September. So we had a party at Wolfgang's house. Welcome again! BTW, Any pictures of the magnetic toys?: