Model simulator helps researchers map complex physics phenomena
A Cornell-led collaboration has created a model simulator from overlapping ultrathin monolayers and have used it to map a longstanding conundrum in physics. Read more
News: AEP
Selected news pieces highlighting accomplishments of the School of Applied and Engineering Physics faculty, students and alumni.
Quantum Computing
You may have noticed quantum computing cropping up in the news a lot lately. Last October Google announced they’d pulled off quantum supremacy when their prototype quantum computer solved a problem they claimed would take a classical supercomputer 10,000 years to solve. Meanwhile, the National Science Foundation kicked off its Quantum Leap Challenges Institutes program which will fund large-scale projects in quantum science, and the U.S. Department of Energy announced $625 million in funding for centers to advance quantum information science. It’s easy to see why there’s so much interest... Read more
Researchers raise the temperature for exciton condensation
Research with potential applications in "brighter, more efficient lighting systems that outshine conventional LEDs" published in Nature by first author AEP Postdoctoral Associate Zefang Wang and co-senior authors AEP Professor Jie Shan and Associate Professor Kin Fai Mak. Read more
Discovery in gallium nitride a key enabler of energy efficient electronics
Gallium nitride, a semiconductor that revolutionized energy-efficient LED lighting, could also transform electronics and wireless communication, thanks to a discovery made by Cornell researchers. Read more
