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NASA-funded UW researchers develop kidney-stone zapping technology
Imagine you are an astronaut, chosen for the first manned mission to Mars. After years of preparation, you are ready to set foot on the Red Planet — and you develop a kidney stone.
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UW researchers unleash graphene ‘tiger’ for more efficient optoelectronics
A new paper from UW researchers describes one promising approach to coax photons into stimulating multiple electrons. -
UW scientists create ultrathin semiconductor heterostructures for new technological applications
The semiconductors created by a team of UW physicists and engineers could support new uses in clean energy and optically-active electronics. -
Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein’s prediction
The LIGO team, which includes UW Physics faculty, opens new window on the universe with observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes -
Bellevue physics teacher wins $25,000 national award
Ryan Lafferty, a physics teacher at Bellevue’s International School and UW alumnus, scores $25,000 Milken Educator Award. -
A Brief History of Noise
John Cramer, a professor emeritus in the UW Department of Physics, has created two different renditions of what the big bang might have sounded like. -
After Nobel win, neutrino endeavors snag Breakthrough Prize in Physics
The $3 million prize will be shared among the over 1,300 scientists, including University of Washington researchers. -
UW physicists celebrate contribution to Nobel-winning neutrino discoveries
Two teams of University of Washington researchers were members of the multinational, decades-long scientific groups that won. -
A new single-molecule tool to observe enzymes at work
A UW scientific team and biotech partner have created an innovative tool to directly detect the delicate, single-molecule interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins. -
Cooled down and charged up, a giant magnet is ready for its new mission.
Thanks to UW researchers, a 680-ton superconducting magnet is secure in its new home and nearly ready for a new era of discovery in particle physics. -
$2.3M energy conservation project in Physics/Astronomy Building complete
The capital retrofit project has drastically reduced ventilation system waste in the iconic campus building -
Why people care about the leap second
The world's clocks ticked an extra second on Tuesday, marking a so-called leap second so atomic clocks could match the earth's rotation. -
Small teams, big dreams
A small group of determined scientists can make big contributions to physics. -
Two UW faculty named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Two faculty members are among the leaders from academia, business, philanthropy, humanities and the arts elected as 2015 fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences -
Great Scott! Reverse-Causality Research Ends in a Quantum Muddle
One of the longest-running and weirdest examples of a crowdfunded scientific experiment is finally reaching the end of the road.