Physical Sciences

Bouncy balls and beyond: Collaborative project connects science with community
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Two students hold bouncy balls over a plastic tub
Q&A: How Can Deep Learning Improve Physics and Engineering?
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Robin Tuluie holds microphone while presenting a talk
Improving the Search for Exoplanets with AI
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Artist's conception of a planet covered with a global ocean. A new study finds that these water worlds could maintain stable climates and perhaps sustain life. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser.

Building models for star variability using physics-informed machine learning trained on the sun.

AI-Generated Materials for Dark Matter Detection
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hubble image of a galaxy cluster with a blue hue

Identifying new materials could help with search for elusive dark matter.

Who Needs a Membrane?
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Marina Feric and student work at lab bench
Astronomy and Psychology Student Shines Light on Light Pollution
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group of researchers in planetarium
Heard on Campus: Experts on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
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panel of experts on stage
Small galaxies often lack supermassive black hole cores
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images of two galaxies in optical and xray
Eberly researchers awarded Quantum SuperSEED grants from ICDS Quantum Hub
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ICDS roar supercomputer
In brief: Like living cells, oil-in-water droplets reach out with “arms”
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Illustration showing oil droplets reaching out arms toward treasure chest with amino acids diffusing toward the droplets
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