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Emily Conover

There’s math behind this maddening golf mishap

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

Black holes are encircled by thin rings of light. This physicist wants to see one

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

Quantum ‘echoes’ reveal the potential of Google’s quantum computer

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

A tiny, levitated glass sphere behaves like the hottest engine ever made

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

Lasers made muon beams, no massive accelerator needed

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

Discoveries that enabled quantum computers win the Nobel Prize in physics

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

These parachutes unfurl thanks to the Japanese art of kirigami

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

Scientists made a biological quantum bit out of a fluorescent protein

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...