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See feature story here Is the universe flat and infinite, or something more complex? We can’t say for sure, but a new search strategy is mapping out the subtle signals that could reveal if the universe had a shape' EXCERPT: Is the universe infinite, Aristotle asked in 350 BCE, “or is this...

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Diamond continues to shine: new properties discovered in diamond semiconductors (as seen in The Daily) Diamond, often celebrated for its unmatched hardness and transparency, has emerged as an exceptional material for high-power electronics and next-generation quantum optics. Diamond can be engineered to be as electrically conductive as a metal, by...

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The Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics has awarded a Simons Fellowship to Professor Pavel Fileviez Perez to work on particle physics and cosmology. The Galileo Galilei Institute is one of the leading centers for theoretical physics and in partnership with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) and the University...

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As seen in the College Bulletin      The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Lydia Kisley in the Department of Physics a 2024 Early Career Award.  With this five-year, $875,000 grant, Kisley and her collaborators are seeking to understand the process of separating and extracting rare-earth elements—essential for green technologies—by imaging...

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As seen in The Daily Johanna Nagy, the Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor of Physics at Case Western Reserve University, was recently awarded NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics to advance her work in experimental cosmology. https://thedaily.case.edu/case-western-reserve-university-physics-professor-johanna-nagy-awarded-prestigious-nasa-fellowship/  

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