Physical Science

C’mon get happy: Upbeat songs by female singers dominate the charts, UCI study finds

• University of California, Irvine
• May 15, 2018, 4:20 p.m.

But researchers also see an increase in sadder tunes in recent years

Physical Science

Tau-tally Microtubular!

• Berkeley Lab
• May 10, 2018, 11 a.m.

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley have combined cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) with computational molecular modeling to produce a near atomic-resolution model of the interaction between microtubules – crucial components of eukaryotic cell ultrastructure – and microtubule-associated proteins called tau.

Physical Science

Profiling Extreme Beams: Scientists Devise New Diagnostic for Cutting-Edge and Next-Gen Particle Accelerators

• Berkeley Lab
• May 10, 2018, 8:20 a.m.

The world’s cutting-edge particle accelerators are pushing the extremes in high-brightness beams and ultrashort pulses to explore matter in new ways. To optimize their performance – and to prepare for next-generation facilities that will push these extremes further – scientists have devised a new tool that can measure how bright these beams are, even for pulses that last only quadrillionths or even quintillionths of a second.

Physical Science

UCI’s Eric Rignot and Steven White elected to National Academy of Sciences

• University of California, Irvine
• May 1, 2018, 3:28 p.m.

Earth system scientist and physicist recognized for original research

Physical Science

UCI Earth system scientist joins international team studying Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

• University of California, Irvine
• May 1, 2018, 1:23 p.m.

Physical Science

Early Career Spotlight: Zach Marshall Searches for Supersymmetry

• Berkeley Lab
• April 30, 2018, 1:05 p.m.

Just five years after joining Berkeley Lab as a Physics Division fellow, Zach Marshall is co-leading an international team of researchers in search of supersymmetry — the theory that every known particle has a “superpartner” particle. Now with funding from an early career award announced last November, Marshall and his team are building a powerful super-scheduling platform that will help particle physicists process more data faster without investing in costly new computing infrastructure.

Physical Science

Scientists project a drier Amazon and wetter Indonesia in the future

• University of California, Irvine
• April 27, 2018, 11:08 a.m.

UCI-led study examines role of plants, trees in global transfer of rainfall

Physical Science

Berkeley Lab’s Julian Borrill Elected Co-Spokesperson of Next-Gen Cosmic Microwave Background Experiment

• Berkeley Lab
• April 26, 2018, 10:48 a.m.

Julian Borrill, who leads the Computational Cosmology Center in Berkeley Lab’s Computational Research Division, has been elected co-spokesperson of CMB-S4, a next-generation ground-based experiment to study the faint relic radiation from the Big Bang.

Physical Science

Powering down

• University of California, Irvine
• April 20, 2018, 1:33 p.m.

UCI launches Green Labs certification program

Physical Science

Svetlana Jitomirskaya named fellow by American Academy of Arts & Sciences

• University of California, Irvine
• April 18, 2018, 2:32 p.m.

Mathematician joins 35 other UCI faculty members in prestigious organization