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Latest NewsOctober 16, 2024

At the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ scientists harness AI to bring fusion research into sharper focus.

A person in a cleanroom suit walks past the LUX-ZEPLIN central detector, used to detect weakly interacting massive particles, known as WIMPs.
August 26, 2024

Researchers collaborating on the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector credit 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳’s contributions in detecting weakly interacting massive particles.

JJ Ruby leaning against a metal shelf and holding a baseball.
July 16, 2024

JJ Ruby ’21 (PhD) is helping the Major League Baseball team gain an edge through experimental physics and computational statistics.

Photo illustration depicting a rocky Earth-like landscape with the orange-pink light of a setting sun reflecting off a large moon likely formed with the limited role of streaming instability.
June 17, 2024

The recommendation is based on new research from 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ scientists about the role of streaming instability in forming moons and planets.

The inside of the CMS detector at CERN, showing a large central beam pipe surrounded by a silver cylinder of detectors.
June 11, 2024

The researchers have confirmed that quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles.

Two researchers wearing protective eyewear manipulate the equipment in an optics lab to produce surface acoustic waves.
May 13, 2024

Researchers have developed new methods to couple light to sound waves that glide on surfaces.

Triptych featuring Gilbert (Rip) Collins, Douglas Portman, and Michael Welte.
April 18, 2024

This is the first time since 2009 that three University faculty members have been elected in one year.

Low angle view of CERN Compact Muon Solenoid detector, used to measure the electroweak mixing angle, a component of the Standard Model of Particle Physics.
April 11, 2024

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ researchers involved with CERN make groundbreaking measurements of the electroweak mixing angle, strengthening an understanding of particle physics.

Rachel Whitmoeyer in an ETM uniform looking over her shoulder into the back of an ambulance.
April 10, 2024

Rachel Whitmoyer ’24, a double major in physics and philosophy, brings her work as an emergency medical technician to bear on her studies at 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳.

Side view of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, used to detect dark energy and map the expanding universe, atop a large telescope.
April 5, 2024

Scientists have analyzed the first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of dark energy.