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Advancing Quantum Photonic Technologies

UC San Diego researchers show that light-matter hybrids, known as polaritons, not only behave optically, but also quantumly.

Inside UC San Diego’s Out-of-This-World Impact

Explore 13 ways our research is extending past Earth’s atmosphere, from astronaut firsts to breakthroughs in orbit and discoveries across the cosmos.

UC San Diego Alumnus Wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to UC San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell, a 1983 bachelor’s degree graduate in biochemistry and cell biology. He is being honored for transformative research on the immune system that has led to possible new treatments for a range of diseases.

Detection of Phosphine in a Brown Dwarf Atmosphere Raises More Questions

Phosphine has been found in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn, and has been recognized as a possible biosignature for anaerobic life. Now a team of researchers, led by UC San Diego, has reported the detection of phosphine in the atmosphere of a cool, ancient brown dwarf Wolf 1130C.

UC San Diego Chemists Form Lifelong Bonds

Three chemistry professors - Seth Cohen, Joshua Figueroa and Akif Tezcan - all started their careers at UC San Diego. Twenty years on, they have – yes, we have to say it – a unique chemistry in and out of the lab.

Joel Yuen-Zhou Thinks Theory is Fun

UC San Diego chemistry professor Joel Yuen-Zhou doesn’t fit neatly into a box and neither does his work. He was born and raised in Mexico City to Chinese immigrants. As a theoretical physical chemist, he uses physics, math and chemistry to manipulate the properties of photons.