On 13th December 2024, Associate Professor Kosuke Yoshioka from the Photon Science Center and the Department of Applied Physics was selected for the Physics World magazine’s Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year in physics for 2024.
Physics World magazine’s Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year in physics for 2024
From the standpoint of significant advancements in knowledge or understanding, scientific progress, or the development of practical applications in the realworld, and general interest to the readers, the 10 most important instances of research have been selected by the Institute of Physics magazine, Physics World.
About the selected research
This research demonstrates for the first time in the world the rapid cooling of positronium using controlled lasers. Positronium cooled to ultra-low temperatures is expected to play a crucial role in unlocking the mysteries of physics, including stringent tests of the Quantum Electrodynamics in the Standard Model, comparisons of the properties of matter and antimatter, and the Bose-Einstein condensation of gases containing antimatter.
Your impression & future plan
I am deeply grateful that our research has been internationally recognized. We have been conducting for several years, not only with students and staff from the department of Applied Physics but also with collaborators from the School of Science, the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. We are committed to meeting the high expectations for our future research outcomes and to contributing to the advancement of physics.
Related links
- Physics World | Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year in physics for 2024 revealed