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Creating Impossible Particles in a Photonic Lattice

Using optical fibres, physicists form particles whose masses are generated by energy non-conservation.

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Computational Imaging Reveals Deep Magma Caverns

What Lies Beneath?

NTU researchers have developed a powerful method for detecting underground magma flows, using advanced computational algorithms.

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Creating High-Purity Jets of Light and Matter

NTU physicists have observed the polaritonic spin-Hall effect, in which hybrid light-matter particles split into two jets with different spins.

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SPMS Research

The School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences is home to internationally-renowned research groups pursuing cutting-edge research in a diverse range of topics in the mathematical sciences, physics, and related disciplines.

Please visit the College of Science blog for more stories about research breakthroughs from our School, and the other Schools in NTU's College of Science.

 

Mathematical Sciences Research

Physics and Applied Physics Research

Research Highlights

Seismic Tomography Reveals Structure and Stress Influence Earthquake Rupture

Published on 15 Mar 2026

How Twisting Light-Matter Systems Creates New Topological Effects

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Reviving Spin Control in Two-Dimensional Light–Matter Hybrids

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Discovery poised to help detect dark matter and pave the way to unravel the universe’s secrets

Published on 03 Nov 2025

NTU Professors appointed Principal Investigators at the Quantum Sensing Centre

Published on 30 Oct 2025

31 SPMS Researchers Among the World's Top 2% Scientists in 2025

Published on 13 Oct 2025

Realising a polariton condensate in a synthetic moiré superlattice

Published on 29 Sep 2025

Improving the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells

Published on 08 Sep 2025

Dirac Particles Violating Energy Conservation

Published on 30 Jun 2025

Next-Gen Nuclear Fusion: Microwave Diagnostics Design

Published on 09 Jun 2025

The Elusive High-Tc Superinductor: A Leap Toward Scalable Quantum Hardware

Published on 05 Jun 2025

Estimating Uncertainty in Neural Networks

Published on 27 May 2025

Tracing Waves Through Plasma: Beam Tracing for Stellarators

Published on 16 May 2025

Pushing the Frontiers of Quantum Decomposition

Published on 05 May 2025

Rising sea levels: a nuanced approach

Published on 27 Jan 2025

Creating Impossible Particles in a Photonic Lattice

Published on 02 Aug 2024

What Lies Beneath? Computational Imaging Reveals Deep Magma Caverns

Published on 02 Aug 2024

Creating High-Purity Jets of Light and Matter

Published on 20 Mar 2024

Using AI to Understand and Design Molecules

Published on 22 Jan 2024

Taming Turbulence in Nuclear Fusion Reactors

Published on 18 Jan 2024

Our Research Centres

Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies

A research centre specialising in fundamental and applied investigations of photonics, the science of light.

Centre for Emergent Quantum Materials

A centre dedicated to exploring novel quantum materials and devices with unconventional quantum properties.

Centre for High Resolution Instruments for Science

A facility specialising in low-noise measurements for condensed matter physics research.

Visiting Opportunities

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SPMS Visiting Professor Scheme

The SPMS Visiting Professor Scheme invites distinguished academics from overseas universities or research institutions to contribute to the School’s research and teaching mission. Visiting Professors engage with SPMS faculty and students through collaborative research, seminars, workshop and lectures.

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Safety

Safety is an integral part of life and work at the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. All faculty, students, and staff are required to be familiar with our established safety procedures and requirements.

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