The future of telescope lenses is flat
U engineers create first flat telescope lens that can capture color while detecting light from faraway stars.
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Stephen Chu’s random walk in science
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Nobel laureate and former Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu enraptured the Frontiers of Science audience with stories of his life, including the Deepwater Horizon crisis.
Read More‘Miracle’ filter turns store-bought LEDs into spintronic devices
For 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 MoreNature Physics spotlights future of physics education
The March issue of Nature Physics, a premier academic publication, was all about education. Physics Education Research (PER) is a scientific field of study in which researchers collect and analyze data related to the learning environment. “Physics curricula and education systems have remained largely unchanged for decades, and much can be done to improve them,” […]
Read More2023-24 ‘Best Graduate Schools’
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New rankings from U.S. News & World Report are out—see how the U ranked in the 2023-24 “Best Graduate Schools.”
Read MoreNyawelo wins 2023 Spirit of Salam Award
The award honors researchers who promote the development of science in disadvantaged parts of the world, who embody Abdus Salam’s conviction that science is the common heritage of humankind.
Read MoreSpace dust as Earth’s sun shield
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Dust launched from the moon’s surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun could reduce enough solar radiation to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Read MoreU astronomers tackle decade’s biggest questions
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The innovative research from U physics and astronomy hit the areas that the national community determined as priorities in a once-in-a-decade report that guides the direction of astro-research for years to come.
Read MoreHow to thermally cloak an object
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Theoretical method can make objects invisible to a thermal camera, or mimic a different object
Read MoreDark sky’s future leaders
The first undergraduate cohort of the dark sky studies minor completed the Dark Sky Studies Capstone course with projects that made an impact in Utah’s communities.
Read MoreNobel Laureate to speak on changing the illumination of the world
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Shuji Nakamura won the prize in 2014.
Read More5 ways that U scientists are addressing the COVID-19 pandemic
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Within a few short weeks, more than a dozen new research studies have popped up across the U to study coronavirus.
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