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UW–Madison celebrates completion of new and improved Babcock Hall
For the first time since it was built in 1951, Babcock Hall Dairy Plant, known for its popular…
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…
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…
Scanning probe simultaneously captures structural and ion concentration changes
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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…
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…
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MIT to publish new report examining U.S. innovation deficit on April 27
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
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 (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
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…