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������Ƶ Professor of Physics Ken Segall is embarking upon collaborative research with Microsoft to progress neuromorphic computing.

������Ƶ physicist Beth Parks has described a new way to wring even more energy from a solar panel.

Optical Society members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics are proposed for election to the class of Fellow. Charles A. Dana Professor of Physics and Astronomy Enrique (Kiko) Galvez is among this year’s honorees.

Lindsey Wiley, mathematics and physics double-major from Vienna, Va., writes on her summer research with Professor Beth Parks, analyzing air pollution sources from Uganda.

Investing years of research into helping develop a safer way to transport hydrogen for energy, Linh Le ’18 fueled not only his passion for chemistry, but also an exciting career path.

We asked students to tell us about a valuable lesson from the spring semester: “In my electronics class, my partner and I made our own version of Guitar Hero. I went into the class knowing nothing about electronics to creating and programming my own video game.” — Jacob Pilawa ’20, physics and astronomy and French […]

Ten minutes before totality — astronomer Anthony Aveni sets the stage for readers who have not seen a total solar eclipse — the light will be almost fifty thousand times brighter than a full moonlit sky. Read about Aveni in the ������Ƶ Scene

Following her Space Camp experience, Heldmann’s interest in planetary sciences grew exponentially while majoring in astrogeophysics at ������Ƶ.

������Ƶ students are getting a picture-perfect view of the Final Frontier. Star ’Gate, an astrophotography club founded this year, teaches astronomy and photography skills to its members. Alina Sabyr ’19 (Astana, Kazakhstan), president and co-founder of Star ’Gate, sparked the idea for the club and first became interested in astrophotography during the 2015–2016 school year, when […]

Physics professors Rebecca Metzler and Enrique Galvez are leading a team of ������Ƶ researchers to find out more about nacre’s structure, which is known for its strength and luster.