Physics + Astronomy

  • An Astronomical Accomplishment
    Librarian and vexillologist explains the challenges of placing a flag on the lunar surface
    Fifty years after the Apollo 11 moon walk, a vexillologist looks at the challenge of planting the flag on the moon
  • ‘Full of Surprises’
    Cenke Xu
    Condensed matter theorist Cenke Xu receives 2019 Simons Investigator Award
  • A Cool New Tool
    Single radium ion
    Physicists are the first to laser cool radium ions, opening the door to an ambitious research plan
  • Quantum Artistry
    JoAnn Kuchera-Morin's "Etherial"
    JoAnn Kuchera-Morin premiers new research-based collaborative installation
  • Faint Galactic Halos
    Galactic halo
    Astronomers investigate invisible matter and the workings of the galactic ecosystem

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  • The Lipshutz Research Group develops earth-friendly chemistry.
    The Lipshutz Research Group develops earth-friendly chemistry.
    Benign by Design

    Bruce Lipschutz and his team have discovered an ecofriendly catalyst for a certain type of precious metal-mediated chemical reaction

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