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Terahertz light can reversibly switch an unusual form of structural order in solids – called ferroaxiality – between clockwise and counterclockwise rotational patterns.

Light-controlled switching of ferroaxial states opens path to ultrafast data storage

Researchers use circularly polarised terahertz pulses to reversibly switch ferroaxial domains, revealing a new route to stable, light-driven data storage technologies.
10 October 2025
Associate Professor Natalia Chepiga

Department of Physics to welcome Dr Chepiga

Dr Natalia Chepiga, soon to join the Department of Physics, is one of 11 researchers at the University of Oxford to have been selected to receive prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, each worth €1.5 million.
4 September 2025
Magnetic moments arranged in a 2D triangular lattice could evade magnetic ordering and have spin dynamics at very low temperatures.

Quantum spin liquid identified through its spin dynamics

Scientists from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford have found clear evidence of low-temperature spin dynamics in a Dirac spin liquid candidate.
28 July 2025
In some M-point moiré materials, electrons lock into crisscrossing patterns — a sign of one-dimensional behaviour. In certain cases, they can also freeze into orthonormal valence bond dimers, revealing a deeper layer of quantum order.

A new class of moiré materials unlocks uncharted quantum behaviour

An international team has introduced a novel class of twistable quantum materials, opening up a broader landscape for quantum simulation and discovery.
9 July 2025
International Year of Quantum

Creating a quantum future

Events and activities across the Department of Physics are ensuring that people of all ages get to know about how quantum will potentially impact their lives.
25 June 2025
Image of specialist quantum lab

New quantum visualisation techniques: milestone for quantum computing

A research study led by Oxford University has developed a powerful new technique for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing.
30 May 2025
Laser table

Professor Walmsley joins government’s Quantum Strategic Advisory Board

Professor Ian Walmsley CBE FRS, recently appointed Director of the Oxford Quantum Institute (OQI), has also been named a member of the National Quantum Strategic Advisory Board.
14 May 2025
Professor Ian Walmsley

Professor Ian Walmsley to lead Oxford Quantum Institute

Professor Ian Walmsley CBE FRS has been appointed Director of the Oxford Quantum Institute at Oxford University.
9 May 2025
Dame Kathleen Lonsdale

Commentary: Professor Glazer on Dame Kathleen Lonsdale

Dame Kathleen Lonsdale was one of the first women to be elected Fellow of the Royal Society 80 years ago. Emeritus Professor Mike Glazer was one of her last PhD students; here, he reflects on his time with her and her remarkable legacy.
27 March 2025
Dr Niall Kennedy

Meet...Niall Kennedy

We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews.
4 February 2025
Chirality

Terahertz pulses induce chirality in a non-chiral crystal

Researchers at the University of Oxford and the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have shown that terahertz light can induce chirality in a non-chiral crystal.
23 January 2025
Honeycomb lattice with a twist could pave the way to stabilize new quantum states

Breakthrough discovery in magnetic materials could unlock new quantum states

In a study published today in Nature Communications, researchers from the Quantum Magnetism group in the Department of Physics have developed an innovative approach to synthesise and study rare-earth magnetic materials.
5 December 2024
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