Astrophysics Science Spotlights
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Dec 15, 2022
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Research highlights from Kavli Nanoscience Institutes
Dec 12, 2022
Astrophysics Profile
Part 5 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series takes in dark energy's grandness and its even grander mysteriousness, both of which will be attended by the upcoming Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
Dec 06, 2022
Nanoscience Profile
At the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft, new co-director Gijsje Koenderink wants to build synthetic cells, learn how cells turn into tissues, and build quantum computers.
Dec 01, 2022
Astrophysics Profile
Part 4 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series looks at how discovering rare groups of galaxies within the vast cosmic milieu can help answer questions about the universe's fundamental makeup
Nov 29, 2022
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Research highlights from Kavli Nanoscience Institutes
Nov 14, 2022
Podcasts
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A scientist fluent in the atomic properties of materials like glass and steel and wood, Anna Ploszajski wanted the hands-on experience of how craftspeople use them. The result is her book, Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through Making.Published Wednesday, September 01, 2021 7:07 PM
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You may not realize it, but you are subtly revising and updating your memories all the time – to keep them, as Daphna Shohamy puts it, “nimble,” and so better able to help you chart both the present and the future.Published Wednesday, August 25, 2021 5:17 PM
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As a young Italian physics student, Caterina Vernieri was lucky enough to join the team hunting for the most elusive and highly-prized fundamental particle of all – the Higgs boson – just as it was found. She is now leading a team building the detector that may reveal the Higgs’ secrets.Published Thursday, August 19, 2021 7:06 PM
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Having helped develop and install a camera to gaze the heavens with unprecedented resolution, Marcelle Soares Santos was part of the team that used the camera to capture an unprecedented record of a massive cosmic explosion.Published Wednesday, August 11, 2021 7:05 PM
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An unknown but very clever cockatoo in Sydney Australia invented a novel way of raiding trash bins. Teaming with citizen scientists, Lucy Aplin and her team tracked how cockatoos throughout the city soon picked up the same trick.Published Wednesday, August 04, 2021 7:04 PM
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Tiny satellites, catching a ride to space, can improve weather forecasting and even help spot planets outside the solar system.Published Wednesday, July 28, 2021 7:03 PM
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With ultra-thin fibers and minute magnetic particles, Polina Anikeeva and her team are developing new ways to tap into the brain. Her ultimate goal is to understand and treat brain diseases like Parkinson’s.Published Wednesday, July 21, 2021 7:02 PM
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Dangling from a balloon the size of a football stadium miles above the South Pole, a payload built by astrophysicist Abby Vieregg peers down at the ice looking for messenger particles from the most energetic places in the universe.Published Wednesday, July 14, 2021 7:01 PM
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She not only cares passionately about the large and ferocious animals she studies. Rae Wynn-Grant also has a passion and a talent for getting the rest of us to care about them too.Published Wednesday, July 07, 2021 7:01 PM