Physical Science

Creating Diamond Devices To Detect Parkinson’s Early

• Michigan State University
• Sept. 14, 2020, 1:26 p.m.

Spartan engineers have secured $3.4 million in grants to develop diamond implants that could let doctors diagnose and treat Parkinson’s disease earlier. Michigan State University’s Wen Li and…

Physical Science

UCI physicist aids in study of oxide material that could make lithium-ion batteries safer

• University of California, Irvine
• Sept. 11, 2020, 5:55 p.m.

Physical Science

China’s ecological restoration projects deplete terrestrial water stores

• University of California, Irvine
• Sept. 10, 2020, 9:37 a.m.

UCI scientists quantify impact with NASA satellite data and simulations

Physical Science

Lead Lab Selected for Next-Generation Cosmic Microwave Background Experiment

• Berkeley Lab
• Sept. 9, 2020, 7 a.m.

The largest collaborative undertaking yet to explore the relic light emitted by the infant universe has taken a step forward with the U.S. Department of Energy’s selection of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to lead the partnership of national labs, universities, and other institutions that will carry out the DOE roles and responsibilities for the effort. This next-generation experiment, known as CMB-S4, or Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4, is planned as a joint DOE and NSF project.

Physical Science

Lab Researcher and Physics Undergrad Shares Poster Project Honoring Black Physicists

• Berkeley Lab
• Aug. 28, 2020, 7 a.m.

Inspired by the nation’s grappling with issues of race and racial discrimination, UC Berkeley physics major and Berkeley Lab student assistant Ana Lyons turned to art as a way to contribute to the conversation.

Physical Science

UCI-led study rules out dark matter destruction as origin of extra radiation in galaxy center

• University of California, Irvine
• Aug. 26, 2020, 10:37 a.m.

Exhaustive emissions modeling by global physicists narrows down particle candidates

Physical Science

Joint MSU, U-M Project Studying Effect of Inclusivity On STEM Faculty Receives $1.4M NSF Grant

• Michigan State University
• Aug. 24, 2020, 4:59 p.m.

CLIMBS-UP, a collaborative research project between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan (U-M) to study inclusive environments in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) within academia,…

Physical Science

NSF Grant Awarded To CMP For Collaborative Digital Teacher Environment

• Michigan State University
• Aug. 24, 2020, 9:05 a.m.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded approximately $2 million to the Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) at Michigan State University. The grant, “Enhancing the Teacher-Curriculum Relationship in Problem-Based…

Physical Science

UCI and international institutions link Southeast Asia megadrought to drying in Africa

• University of California, Irvine
• Aug. 21, 2020, 4:05 a.m.

Previously unknown mid-Holocene event led to major changes in human settlement

Physical Science

2D Electronics Get an Atomic Tuneup

• Berkeley Lab
• Aug. 20, 2020, 7 a.m.

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have demonstrated a new technique that could improve the performance of atomically thin semiconductors for next-generation electronics such as optoelectronics, thermoelectrics, and sensors.