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  1. Magnetic field light effect with sparks in vector

    From insulators to metals: spin chains enter uncharted quantum regime

    April 22, 2025

    The compound—Ti₄MnBi₂—becomes only the second known metallic system with confirmed one-dimensional magnetism.A study by researchers from the University of British Columbia’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (UBC Blusson QMI) has found a rare form of one-dimensional quantum magnetism in the metallic… read more

  3. Mark MacLachlan looking inside of a petri dish in a lab, wearing a lab coat.

    A Q+A with UBC’s new Dean of Science, chemist Mark MacLachlan

    April 2, 2025

    Dr. Mark MacLachlan, Canada Research Chair in Supramolecular Materials and the new Dean of Science at UBC, discusses his path from small town-B.C. to UBC, his love of Hawaiian shirts, and the challenges and priorities facing the Faculty.You’re from a small town in B.C., went to UBC and then on to… read more

  8. Experimental apparatus and laser

    Hydrogen becomes a superfluid at nanoscale, confirming 50-year-old prediction

    February 21, 2025

    Hydrogen nano-clusters at low temperatures display ‘superfluidity’—a quantum state of frictionless flow only previously observed in helium.The new research was published today in Science Advances by an international team led by chemists at the University of British Columbia (UBC).“This… read more

  9. A plant being scanned.

    Why ‘leaky’ plants could accelerate climate change

    February 18, 2025

    Plants play a key role in regulating Earth’s climate, but recent research suggests that rising temperatures could disrupt this balance, because plants are leaking more water than previously thought.UBC assistant professor Dr. Sean Michaletz, a newly minted Sloan Research Fellow in the department of… read more

  10. Two Guylian Seahorses

    A seahorse should be your dating coach this Valentine’s

    February 14, 2025

    This February 14th, take some lessons in love from some of the most dedicated partners in the animal world: seahorses. These marine mates are masters of ocean romance—even in the face of ongoing threats from unsustainable fishing practices and habitat damage. Start every day with a dance—even when… read more

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