Gretchen Campbell Receives IUPAP Young Scientist Prize
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- Published: Wednesday, July 29 2015 14:10
"I have a hard time saying this with a straight face, but I will: You can teleport a single atom from one place to another," says Chris Monroe, a biophysicist at the University of Maryland.
George Gloeckler, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Maryland with an appointment in the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, was selected for the first Johannes Geiss Fellowship from the International Space Science Institute (ISSI).
Researchers from the University of Maryland have described a new definition of chaos that applies more broadly than previous definitions. This new definition is compact, can be easily approximated by numerical methods and works for a wide variety of chaotic systems. The discovery could one day help advance computer modeling across a wide variety of disciplines, from medicine to meteorology and beyond. The researchers present their new definition in the July 28, 2015 issue of the journal Chaos. Read More