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Physicist Receives Major Award for Plasma Research
Philip Morrison, a UT Austin physics professor and member of the Institute for Fusion Studies, has won the 2023 American Physical Society’s John Dawson Award...
With New Grant, Physicist Explores Using Sound to Transmit Data in Quantum Computers
UT Austin’s Keji Lai has received a Moore Foundation award reserved for the country’s top experimental physicists.
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New Materials That Could Transform Our Lives Are in the Works at UT Austin
The Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials received new funding for materials research from the National Science Foundation.
Lang Work on PET Featured in Physics World
A team led by Karol Lang at UT Austin is exploring the use of positron emission tomography (PET) to advance clinical FLASH therapy, an emerging...
James Webb Telescope Catches Glimpse of Possible First-Ever ‘Dark Stars’
Stars powered with dark matter still need proving but could reveal clues about the nature of one of the universe’s great mysteries.
UT Austin Ranks among Top U.S. Universities in Nature Index
Among U.S. universities, UT ranks 17th in natural sciences, 8th in physical sciences and 7th in chemistry.
Scientists use Exotic Stars to Tune into Hum from Cosmic Symphony
A team of astrophysicists has found evidence for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades.
Matteo Ippoliti Wins McMillan Award
Matteo Ippoliti won the 2023 William L. McMillan Award for his contributions to quantum matter and quantum information, including work on quantum Hall systems, time...
Graduate Student Selected for DOE Research Program at Sandia National Lab
Adam Christensen will work to refine performance limitations in computing systems.
Scientists Demote a Potential Wonder Quantum Material
An international research team, including UT Austin's Edoardo Baldini, has disproven that Ta2NiSe5 is an excitonic insulator, resolving a long-standing debate on its phase transition...
