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Purdue physicists watch quantum matter lose and regain its coherence
Experiments with ultracold atoms reveal how collective quantum order can survive beneath seemingly chaotic behavior. The work, led by researchers in Purdue University's Department of Physics and Astronomy, was published in Nature Communications as "Direct observation of long-range many-body coherence in quasi-one-dimensional attractive Bose gases." The study provides an experimental look at how many interacting quantum particles behave far from equilibrium, an area that remains difficult to understand theoretically.
Catalyzing metabolite research for agriculture, ecosystems and industry
Concealed within the molecular machinery of petunia flowers are metabolic, genetic and cellular processes that biotechnologists can engineer to improve crops and plant health and benefit pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. Building on a large body of their previous research, Purdue University scientists have launched a project to bring these advances closer to fruition.
Leadership meeting advances Purdue partnership with Tohoku University
Leadership and faculty from Purdue University met in Sendai, Japan, with leadership and faculty from Tohoku University to establish a strategic partnership between the universities. On August 19-20, 2026, the teams held a reception and a leadership meeting as an important step toward such a strategic partnership.
Purdue Science offers tutoring assistance in Indianapolis through the SMART Center
Purdue University students in Indianapolis will now have an added option for free drop-in tutoring via the College of Science. The Science and Mathematics Academic Resource and Tutoring (SMART) Center is a College of Science student support service that is facilitated by tutors comprised of departmental graduate teaching assistants and trained undergraduate tutors. The SMART Center will be available to provide drop-in tutoring support throughout the semester Sunday through Friday, including evenings.
On Earth, navigation is a reliable blue dot. In deep space, GPS disappears.
Researchers are preparing an experiment for Purdue 1, the 2027 space mission with an all-Boilermaker crew, to study laser-cooled atoms in microgravity and advance quantum positioning, navigation and timing, or Q-PNT, toward satellite-independent navigation for space and Earth, with Shengwang Du, the Scifres Family Professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a professor of physics and astronomy, quoted in the article.
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