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Kang-Kuen Ni, Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics, has been named to the 2026 class of Brown Investigators, a cohort of midcareer faculty recognized for bold, curiosity-driven research in physics and chemistry. Each...

Molecules haven’t been used in quantum computing, even though they have the potential to make the ultra-high-speed experimental technology even faster. Their rich internal structures were seen as too complicated, too delicate, too unpredictable to manage...

The Harvard Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has wrapped up its second annual High School Lab Skills summer intern program, providing an immersive learning experience for a group of local high school students to experience the world of cutting...

On June 1st, CCB kicked off the second annual High School Lab Skills Summer Research Program with “Match Day” at the Harvard Ed Portal in Allston. The afternoon highlighted the work of the six Brighton-Allston High School students enrolled in the program...

Kang-Kuen Ni, professor of chemistry and chemical biology and of physics, has been named among the first cohort Moore Experimental Physics Investigators. Each of these investigators is pushing the boundaries of what is known and what is possible. “The...

Kang-Kuen Ni, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has received the 2023 New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. The New Horizons prizes are awarded to early-career scientists who have made significant contribution to...

Researchers design new experiments to map and test the mysterious quantum realm By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy A heart surgeon doesn’t need to grasp quantum mechanics to perform successful operations. Even chemists don’t always need to know these fundamental...

Static, long-lasting molecules are key to molecule-based quantum simulation and information processing By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy In 2018, Kang-Kuen Ni and her lab earned the cover of Science with an impressive feat: They took two individual atoms, a...

Energy Department creates 5 science research centers in field, 3 with Harvard groups By Leah Burrows Harvard scientists will take leading roles in a new federal government effort to advance quantum computing, an experimental technology that could make it...

By manipulating ultracold molecules mid-chemical reaction, researchers crack a molecular disappearing act By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy In a famous parable, three blind men encounter an elephant for the first time. Each touches a part—the trunk, ear, or...