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Research News
Radioactive Material Detected Remotely Using Laser-induced Electron Avalanche Breakdown
New method developed by UMD researchers could be scaled up to improve security at ports of entry Physicists at the University of Maryland have developed a powerful new method to detect radioactive material. By using an infrared laser beam to induce a phenomenon known… Read More -
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Ion experiment aces quantum scrambling test
Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute have implemented an experimental test for quantum scrambling, a chaotic shuffling of the information stored among a collection of quantum particles. Their experiments on a group of seven atomic ions, reported in the March 7 issue of… Read More -
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Researchers Develop First Fabric to Automatically Cool or Insulate Depending on Conditions
Physics Professor Min Ouyang and Biochemistry Professor YuHuang Wang have created a fabric that dynamically regulates heat passing through it. Despite decades of innovation in fabrics with high-tech thermal properties that keep marathon runners cool or alpine hikers warm, there has never been a… Read More -
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Glass Fibers and Light Offer New Control Over Atomic Fluorescence
Electrons inside an atom whip around the nucleus like satellites around the Earth, occupying orbits determined by quantum physics. Light can boost an electron to a different, more energetic orbit, but that high doesn’t last forever. At some point the excited electron will relax… Read More -
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Cold Atoms Offer a Glimpse of Flat Physics
In a pair of papers published this week in Physical Review Letters, Physics researcher and JQI Fellow Alexey Gorshkov, along with several collaborators, proposed new ways of studying flat physics. Read More -
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Researchers Measure Casimir Torque for the First Time
Physics researchers and members of the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics worked with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to measure for the first time an effect that was predicted more than 40 years ago, called the Casimir torque. Read More -
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Four New Gravitational Wave Events Detected from Black Hole Mergers
The Virgo Collaboration and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, which includes UMD Physics Professors Peter Shawhan and Alessandra Buonanno, announced the detection of four new gravitational wave events from black hole mergers. (Image: LIGO-Virgo/Frank Elavsky/Northwestern) Read More -
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Fast-flowing electrons may mimic astrophysical dynamos
A powerful engine roils deep beneath our feet, converting energy in the Earth’s core into magnetic fields that shield us from the solar wind. Similar engines drive the magnetic activity of the sun, other stars and even other planets—all of which create magnetic fields… Read More -
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Mountaintop Observatory Sees Gamma Rays from Exotic Milky Way Object
The HAWC collaboration has detected highly energetic light coming from the outermost regions of an unusual star system within our own galaxy. The source is microquasar SS 433—a black hole that is gobbling up stuff from a nearby companion star and blasting out two… Read More
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Fangli Liu (left) and Daniel Campbell (right) are Wylie Fellows
Physics Ph.D. candidates Daniel Campbell and Fangli Liu have both recieved the Ann G. Wylie Semester Dissertation Fellowship. The Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship is a full-time fellowship that provides support to University of Maryland doctoral candidates who are in the
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On the MD STEM Festival Podcast, Donna Hammer and Oluchi Ofoha discuss the many outreach programs run by the University of Maryland Department of Physics. Listen here.
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Apr 18, 2019
UMD Physics Team Receives Invention of the Year Award at Innovate Maryland 2019
From quantum computing and augmented reality to biomedical advances and innovative new materials, the 2018 Invention of the Year award winners spanned the range of research and entrepreneurship at Maryland. Winners in four categories and one overall winner were announced Thursday at the Hotel at…
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Apr 17, 2019
Maryland Day is Saturday, April 27, 2019
Join us for the 21st annual Maryland Day, a spectacular celebration of learning and discovery, on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maryland Day is an exciting opportunity for prospective students and area residents to learn more about the University of Maryland with over 400…
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Apr 8, 2019
Irving and Renee Milchberg Endowed Lecture Premiered April 16
On April 16, the UMD Department of Physics and College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences held the first Irving and Renee Milchberg Endowed Lecture. Professor Howard Milchberg, his wife Rena, and their three children established this lecture series in honor of Howard's parents. It aims to highlight the…
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Apr 4, 2019
Gregory S. Boebinger Named 11th Carr Lecturer
Gregory S. Boebinger, Director of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and a professor at Florida State University, will give the W.J. Carr Lecture on Tuesday, April 9 at 4 p.m. in room 1412 of the John S. Toll Physics Building. His talk is entitled Exploring the Heart…
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