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Gravity Follows Newton’s and Einstein’s Rules, Even at Cosmic Scales

April 15, 2026

Scientists Capture Superconductivity’s ‘Dancing Pairs’ for First Time, Filling Gap in Decades-Old Theory

April 15, 2026

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November 19, 2014

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  1. Hidden Order in Quantum Confusion: The Pseudogap

    January 19, 2026
    Quantum simulator using ultracold atoms reveals how subtle magnetic patterns shape one of the most puzzling states of matter.
  2. Physicists Cool Quantum Simulator To Record-Breaking Low Temperatures

    June 17, 2025
    Physicists at Harvard University and the Flatiron Institute have chilled a quantum system called the Hubbard model to temperatures far below those previously reached by such a system …
  3. A New Benchmark To Identify the Best Solutions to the Hardest Problems in Materials Science

    October 17, 2024
    A new benchmark called the V-score can help researchers determine the best algorithms for studying complex materials, helping optimize quantum simulations leveraged in industries like pharmaceuticals and …
  4. Mysteries of the Bizarre ‘Pseudogap’ in Quantum Physics Finally Untangled

    September 19, 2024
    A new paper unravels the mysteries of a bizarre physical state known as the pseudogap, which has close ties to the sought-after state called high-temperature superconductivity …
  5. CCQ Director Antoine Georges Awarded the Feenberg Memorial Medal

    September 14, 2022
    Antoine Georges, the director of the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ), received the Feenberg Memorial Medal on September 14 at the International Conference Series …
  6. Neural Networks and ‘Ghost’ Electrons Accurately Reconstruct Behavior of Quantum Systems

    August 3, 2022
    Physicists at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics and their collaborators have created a new way to simulate quantum entanglement between interacting particles. Their approach …
  7. Paradoxical Material a Mashup of 3 Different Phases at Once, Quantum Physicists Find

    November 10, 2021
    ‘Geometric frustration’ can cause the electrons in materials with atoms arranged in a triangular pattern to organize in three competing ways simultaneously, reveals a new computational study …
  8. Quantum Showdown: Competing Methods of Solving Quantum Systems Put to the Test

    March 23, 2021
    A many-method study of the Hubbard model demonstrates how the field of computational quantum physics is evolving to be more collaborative.
  9. Sandwich-Like Superlattice Structures Provide New Insight Into Materials Design

    September 9, 2020
    With newly published research, an international team of scientists lays fundamental groundwork for a new generation of electronics.
  10. Quantum Physicists Crack Mystery of ‘Strange Metals,’ a New State of Matter

    July 23, 2020
    Strange metals have surprising connections to high-temperature superconductors and black holes.
  11. The Flatiron Institute: A Home for Computational Sciences

    March 9, 2020
    The institute has grown from a beautiful proposal into a bustling hub for computational science in astrophysics, biology, mathematics and quantum physics.
  12. Many’s Not Too Many Anymore for Quantum Systems

    February 14, 2020
    Describing many-body quantum systems is generally next to impossible, physicists thought — until they realized that localized entanglement holds the key.
  13. CCQ Director Antoine Georges Awarded Rahman Prize for Computational Physics

    October 22, 2019
    The American Physical Society has awarded its 2020 Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics to Antoine Georges. He shares the prize with Gabriel Kotliar of Rutgers University. Georges …
  14. CCQ Director Antoine Georges Receives Honorary Degree

    September 22, 2018
    On September 22, 2018, Antoine Georges, the director of the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics, was awarded an honorary doctorate of science from the University …
  15. Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute

    September 7, 2017
    The new institute drives scientific discovery using computational methods.
  16. New Concepts and Computational Methods To Tackle Quantum Nature of Matter

    April 11, 2017
    How do electrons flow during photosynthesis? Why do materials superconduct? How do you design a better battery? A new Flatiron Institute center will develop the conceptual and algorithmic …
  17. Antoine Georges To Lead New Center for Computational Quantum Physics

    January 6, 2017
    … for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ), in the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, and the appointment of Antoine Georges as its director. A new era is dawning in …

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