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Michael Shay and collaborators find surprising event in turbulent space
Scientists have discovered an entirely new magnetic phenomenon in the outer reaches of Earth’s magnetic field with the help of four NASA spacecraft, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.
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Michael Shay and collaborators find surprising event in turbulent space
Scientists have discovered an entirely new magnetic phenomenon in the outer reaches of Earth’s magnetic field with the help of four NASA spacecraft, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.
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This car-size NASA spacecraft is hurtling closer to the sun than any mission before.
UD physicist William Matthaeus helped lay the foundation for the Parker Solar Probe.
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A Much Bigger Sky for Delaware Astronomers
A new partnership with the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) gives researchers and stargazers from the University of Delaware and nearby Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory access to three far-flung telescopes and the superior perspectives they offer on the night sky.
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Research News, 22 Oct 20
SIGNS OF LIFE ON VENUS?

Article by Diane Stopyra Photo courtesy of NASA October 21, 2020

DPA News, 10 Sep 20
Physics Help Center Now Virtual

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DPA News, 23 Jul 20
$18 Million for UD center to advance materials research will involve four DPA condensed matter physics groups

One of the two Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRG) within MRSEC will be focused on hybrid quantum materials with emergent Terahertz (THz) funct

Research News, 06 Nov 19
TIME FOR A NUCLEAR CLOCK

UD physicist Marianna Safronova and collaborators have won a highly competitive “Synergy Grant” from the European Research Council to develop nucle

DPA News, 06 Nov 19
Multiple Faculty Positions in Quantum Science and Quantum Materials

The University of Delaware is expanding its Quantum Science and Engineering research program, which includes significant computational and experime

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    Particle Physics / / We discuss how the S-matrix formulation of quantum gravity eliminates de Sitter vacua, both stable or meta-stable. The S-matrix constraint is enforced by the phenomenon of anomalous quantum break-time. This also puts an upper bound on the duration of inflation and points to new potentially-observable quantum gravitational imprints. In this way, through its S-matrix formulation, quantum gravity/string theory nullifies an outstanding cosmological puzzle and excludes the cosmological constant from the energy budget of our Universe.
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Dr. Shu received his Ph.D. in 2014 for the studies of low temperature surface passivation of crystalline silicon and its application to interdigitated back contact silicon heterojunction (IBC-SHJ) solar cell under the supervision of Prof. BIrkmire. Dr. Shu is now a staff engineer at Western Digital, CA.

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