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Cheng Chin Assistant Professor in Physics Areas of Expertise:
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Background:
Cheng Chin has established the first research group devoted to studying ultracold atoms and molecules at the University of Chicago. Chin’s experiments are designed to achieve temperatures just billionths of a degree above absolute zero (minus 459.67 degrees Fahrenheit). Much of his research focuses on how ultracold molecules form a superfluid, a new state of matter that exists only at ultralow temperatures. Superfluids exhibit characteristics distinctively different from the solids, liquids and gases that dominate everyday life. Chin also uses ultracold technology to simulate the physics of the universe in the first moments following the big bang, and for the development of quantum computers.
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News clippings:
The Hottest Field in Physics Is Ultracold WIRED MAGAZINE July 19, 2007 Cold day in lab yields hot new state for atoms |
Press releases:
Coldest lab in Chicago to simulate hot physics of early universe |
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Chronicle articles:
Coldest lab in Chicago to simulate hot physics of early Universe and explore futuristic world of June 7, 2007 Atoms rely on teamwork to achieve what theory predicted decades ago Research team further explores exotic Fermion superfluid |
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