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World-leading Physics Research Institute | Equal parts University of Colorado Boulder and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) | not an acronym
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.
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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.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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/...
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.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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.
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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.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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.
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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.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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.
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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.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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.
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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.
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His pioneering work on the thorium-229 nuclear clock is redefining precision timekeeping.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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.
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His pioneering work on the thorium-229 nuclear clock is redefining precision timekeeping.
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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.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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.
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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.
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August 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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.
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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.
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August 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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.
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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.
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New quantum navigation device uses atoms to measure acceleration in 3D
A new quantum device could one day help spacecraft travel beyond Earth's orbit or aid submarines as they navigate deep under the ocean with more precision than
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June 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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.
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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.
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May 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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.
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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.
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May 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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.
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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.
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April 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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.
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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.
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April 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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.
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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.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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.
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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.
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April 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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.
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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!
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March 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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!
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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/...
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March 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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/...
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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!
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March 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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!
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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!
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March 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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!
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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.
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March 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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.
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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!
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March 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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!
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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!
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An ultrafast microscope makes movies one femtosecond at a time
New CU Boulder research harnesses the power of an ultrafast microscope to study molecular movement in space and timeThe interactions in photovoltaic materials
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March 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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!
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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.
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March 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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.
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