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Emma Spanswick and Josh Houghton

In the News: StudyFinds

Aurora’s ghost: Mysterious gray glow next to northern lights isn’t what scientists thought

White patch in northern lights

In the News: Newsweek

Mystery of Northern Lights' Companion Finally Solved: 'Very, Very Cool'

Visual depiction of the atomic ‘Schrödinger cat’ state

This metaphorical cat is both dead and alive – and it will help quantum engineers find computing errors

A young man sits in front of a computer with a woman standing behind him.

‘What is that?’ UCalgary scientists explain white patch that appears near northern lights

Dr Shirin Afzal

UCalgary researchers achieve breakthrough in quantum light generation

Light pillars

In the News: CBC Listen

Jeroen Stil from the Department of Physics and Astronomy discusses light pillars

Dr. Dang Khoa Nguyen, PhD

Six UCalgary researchers receive renewals of Canada Research Chairs

Earth horizon

In the News: European Space Agency

From Canada to Belgium, the CalgaryToSpace team completes a vibration test campaign

Teleport

In the News: Popular Mechanics

Scientists want to teleport a whole human. A quantum breakthrough could make it reality

black cat

In the News: New Scientist

Quantum 'Schrödinger's cat' survives for a stunning 23 minutes