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Katherine McCormick

Quantum Physics

University of Washington

Katherine has authored 3 articles

An unexpected green afterglow helped a storm chaser discover a new lightning phenomenon

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"Sprites" can lead to new insights about lightning storm dynamics

Katherine McCormick

The key to unlocking a glacier's past is a chainsaw and some quantum mechanics

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The layers that are so useful in dating the glaciers are disappearing because of climate change, so scientists are finding new ways to date glaciers

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If you're trying to catch an atom, try bending Heisenberg's uncertainty principle a little

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Study author describes how quantum mechanics can be used to enhance the precision of measurements — and how other fields can benefit too

Photons pop in and out of existence to transfer heat

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It isn't heat conduction, convection, or radiation

The muon g-2 experiment might mean the Standard Model of physics is incomplete, but that's just the beginning

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Muons, elementary particles similar to electrons, appear to behave like magnets, but the Fermilab experiment is still not confirmation

Why is this nebula shaped like a butterfly?

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A physicist dives into the science behind a new Hubble photo