The Spin on Electronics

Ian Appelbaum was interviewed by physicsworld.com at the Royal Society's Discussion Meeting in London. In the video, he explains why humble silicon could be the material of choice for future spintronics circuits.

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Nobel Laureate Philip W. Anderson Receives the Richard E. Prange Prize and Lectureship in Condensed Matter Theory and Related Areas

Pioneering theorist and Nobel laureate Philip W. Anderson was on campus on October 19 & 20 to accept the Richard E. Prange Prize and Lectureship in Condensed Matter Theory and Related Areas. The award, newly established by the UMD Department of Physics and Condensed Matter Theory Center (CMTC) and made possible by a gift from Dr. Prange’s wife, Dr. Madeline Joullié, was presented by Drs. Joullié, Baden and Das Sarma.

ADM Formulation

Texas A&M University, supported by the Department of Physics and College of Science, is holding a three-day conference in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the ADM formulation. The ADM formulation, developed by Richard Arnowitt, Stanley Deser and Maryland’s Charles Misner, restructured the dynamics of general relativity.“Einstein's 1915 gravitation equations had both unfamiliar content (spacetime is curved) but also a mathematical form that intimidated physicists (including Einstein) familiar with Newton's mechanics and Maxwell's electromagnetism,” said Professor Misner.

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