Press Releases

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.

January 13, 2021

Mathematics Explains How Giant Whirlpools Form in Developing Egg Cells By Thomas Sumner

Digital illustration of mathematics to figure out how giant whirlpools form in developing egg cells.

October 23, 2020

Molecular Processes in Kidney Cells May ‘Prime’ Diabetics for COVID-19 Infection By Thomas Sumner

Different colored clusters of dots: purple, pink, red, yellow and blue

September 14, 2020

Infinitely Long Chains of Hydrogen Atoms Have Surprising Properties, Including a Metallic Phase By Thomas Sumner

A map of where electrons are most likely to be found around a chain of hydrogen atoms

September 09, 2020

Massive Halo Finally Explains Stream of Gas Swirling Around the Milky Way

The Small and Large Magellanic Clouds as they would appear if the gas around them were visible to the naked eye.

July 23, 2020

Quantum Physicists Crack Mystery of ‘Strange Metals,’ a New State of Matter By Thomas Sumner

Strange Metals Phase Diagram

July 15, 2020

New View of Nature’s Oldest Light Adds Fresh Twist to Debate Over Universe’s Age By Thomas Sumner

An image of the polarization of the cosmic microwave background.

July 13, 2020

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Which Planetary Systems Will Survive

A view of the potential planetary orbits of three planets in the Kepler-431 system.