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Gaia discovers a new family of black holes

Gaia discovers a new family of black holes

ESA’s Gaia mission has helped discover a new kind of black hole. The new family already has two…

Mar 31, 20235 min read
Astronomers map Milky Way by light of exploding star

Astronomers map Milky Way by light of exploding star

A huge flash of radiation from an explosion outside our galaxy that reached Earth on Oct. 9 went…

Mar 31, 20235 min read
Scanning probe simultaneously captures structural and ion concentration changes

Scanning probe simultaneously captures structural and ion concentration changes

Lithium ion batteries dominate the energy storage sector from the scale of small portable devices to electric vehicles…

Mar 31, 20233 min read
Improved ATLAS result weighs in on the W boson

Improved ATLAS result weighs in on the W boson

The W boson, a fundamental particle that carries the charged weak force, is the subject of a new precision…

Mar 23, 20235 min read
Researchers reveal the first bubble in an intergalactic stew

Researchers reveal the first bubble in an intergalactic stew

Researchers have found the earliest evidence of parts of the universe that were heated to temperatures more characteristic…

Mar 17, 20235 min read
Bangladesh Education Minister promises says govt on track at UN conference

Bangladesh Education Minister promises says govt on track at UN conference

Bangladesh’s Minister for Education says her government plans to enrol 650,000 children into school in the coming future.

Mar 9, 20233 min read

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MIT to publish new report examining U.S. innovation deficit on April 27

MIT to publish new report examining U.S. innovation deficit on April 27

ByAmrita TuladharApr 22, 20154 min read

Report details impacts of declining research investment and benefits of renewed support in critical fields like cybersecurity, infectious disease, plant biology, and Alzheimer’s.  CAMBRIDGE— On Monday, April 27th, MIT will release the findings of a new report examining the impacts of declining U.S. federal government investment in basic research. Reporters are invited to attend the report […]

MRS Bulletin Editor, Gopal Rao, Recognized by Auburn University as 2015 Materials Engineering Outstanding Alumnus of the Year

MRS Bulletin Editor, Gopal Rao, Recognized by Auburn University as 2015 Materials Engineering Outstanding Alumnus of the Year

ByAmrita TuladharApr 21, 20153 min read

During their Spring Reception, held April 10, 2015 at the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center, Auburn University recognized Gopal Rao of the Materials Research Society (MRS) as the…

Materials Research Society President-Elect, Kristi S. Anseth, Named 2015 Bayer Distinguished Lecturer at Pitt

Materials Research Society President-Elect, Kristi S. Anseth, Named 2015 Bayer Distinguished Lecturer at Pitt

ByAmrita TuladharApr 21, 20154 min read

Materials research society (MRS) Vice President/President-Elect, Kristi S. Anseth, has been named recipient of the 2015 Bayer Distinguished Lectureship by the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of…

GLOBE Program Marks 20 Years of Global Earth Science Education

GLOBE Program Marks 20 Years of Global Earth Science Education

ByAmrita TuladharApr 21, 20154 min read

On Earth Day, April 22, NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) celebrate 20 years of international cooperation and collaboration to engage students, scientists, and teachers in 114 countries in…