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May 04, 2021

New Application of Artificial Intelligence Just Removed One of the Biggest Roadblocks in Astrophysics By Thomas Sumner

An image of nine outlines of 3-D cubes arranged in columns of three. The three rows are labeled in white text, from the top to the bottom row,

March 23, 2021

Quantum Showdown: Competing Methods of Solving Quantum Systems Put to the Test By Thomas Sumner

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March 22, 2021

Fruit Fly Egg Takes an Active Hand in Its Own Growth, Highlighting Parallels to Mammals By Susan Reslewic Keatley, Ph.D.

Digital illustration of bidirectional communication between the nurse cells and the oocyte (one larger cell surrounded by follicle cells). In this process, nurse cells gradually become smaller and separate from the oocyte while the oocyte becomes larger in mass.

March 04, 2021

Computation Opens New Doors for Science By Matthew Hutson

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March 01, 2021

2021 CCA Predoctoral Program: Call for Applications

February 16, 2021

Astrophysicist Blakesley Burkhart Named a 2021 Sloan Research Fellow By Thomas Sumner

Portrait photo of Blakesley Burkhart

February 10, 2021

Switching Nanolight On and Off

An illustration of excitonic gas confined to the planes of the layered van der Waals semiconductor tungsten diselenide.

February 08, 2021

Astrophysicist Rachel Somerville Named a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society By Thomas Sumner

Portrait photo of Rachel Somerville