As the groundbreaking observatory completes its first major upgrade in the South Pole, U scientists support drilling, calibration and analysis efforts to advance the hunt for cosmic neutrinos.
Read MoreFor the first time ever, researchers prove that atomic vibrations can transfer orbital angular momentum directly to electrons in a non-magnetic material, the most streamlined system yet in orbitronics.
Read MoreNo known scenario can explain the source of a recent gamma-ray burst, which originated outside our galaxy and lasted 100 to 1,000 times longer than most bursts.
Read MoreFeatured in the atrium and foyer of the L. S. Skaggs Building are the art pieces Three Medusae and Sisyphus, both created by artist Bruce Shapiro.
Read MoreDespite its omnipresence in society, we’re just beginning to understand the mechanisms driving machine learning. U scientist shows how physicists can play an important role in unraveling its mysteries.
Read MoreThe new L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building completes the 275,000-square-foot Crocker Science Complex, a celebration of science and our shared belief in a better future.
Read MoreU astronomers celebrate the release of the first images from the Rubin Observatory, which captures the largest field of view of any telescope in operation.
Read More“Geology is a superpower. You get to see the world in a way that very few people get to, and it’s a pleasure without measure. I love to do it.”
Read MoreRead about the achievements of exceptional faculty members in teaching, research, mentorship and service.
Read MoreThe Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument found that dark energy may be weakening over time—and the standard model of how the universe works may need an update.
Read MoreFor the first time, scientists transformed existing optoelectronic devices into ones that can control electron spin at room temperature, without a ferromagnet or magnetic field.
Read More“Once-in-a-career kind of finding”—the discovery is the best candidate for intermediate-mass black holes that astronomers have long believed to exist but have never found.
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