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Katherine McCormick

Quantum Physics

University of Washington

Katherine has authored 3 articles

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

Katherine McCormick

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

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Why is this nebula shaped like a butterfly?

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A physicist dives into the science behind a new Hubble photo

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

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

Photons pop in and out of existence to transfer heat

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It isn't heat conduction, convection, or radiation