11 U students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships
This is the second-largest U cohort to date.
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Black holes and humankind
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Learn how understanding black holes can help us understand ourselves.
Read MoreNew perovskite LED emits a circularly polarized glow
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LEDs led to the high-definition viewing experience we’ve come to expect from our screens. A new type of LED that utilizes spintronics could take displays to the next level.
Read MoreBuilding a mobile, virtual reality classroom
Going well beyond video chatting, University of Utah students dissect virtual animals.
Read MorePerseverance Rover’s journey to Mars
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U alum Thomas Stucky, a KBRwyle engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center, talked about NASA’s mission to search for life on Mars—and prepare for future human explorers.
Read MoreExploring the science of sea ice
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U mathematician Ken Golden takes to the ice in a Frontiers of Science lecture.
Read MoreSARS-CoV-2-like particles very sensitive to temperature
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A new study suggests that as temperatures get cooler, particles on surfaces will remain infectious longer.
Read MoreCatalyst for safety
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The College of Science and Office of Environmental Health and Safety have enacted creative solutions to rebuild a culture of lab safety—and it has paid dividends in implementing safeguards for COVID-19.
Read MoreTrees and lawns beat the heat
As climate change pushes cities towards dangerous temperatures, planners must balance mitigating heat and preserving water resources.
Read MoreRevolutionizing science classrooms
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Graduates of the U’s Master of Science for Secondary School Teachers program engage in intensive research to bring authentic science experiences to their students.
Read MoreGamma-ray scientists bring distant stars into focus
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For the first time in nearly 50 years, stellar intensity interferometry has been used to take the measure of the stars.
Read MoreLargest 3-D map of the universe ever created
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The results are measurements of more than 2 million galaxies and quasars covering 11 billion years of cosmic time.
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