Science
51ΑΤΖζ physics researchers collaborate with new Nobel laureate in chemistry
A group of 51ΑΤΖζ physicists has done collaborative research with one of the newly named Nobel laureates in chemistry, Columbia Universityβs Joachim Frank. Frank, along with Jacques Dubochet and Richard Henderson, won the prize for their development of cryo-electron microscopy, a method of imaging that renders detailed 3-D pictures of the smallest units of life, […]
51ΑΤΖζ scientists played key roles in LIGO Nobel Prize victory
The 2017 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded Tuesday morning to Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, but scientists at 51ΑΤΖζ played important roles in the worldwide effort to detect gravitational waves.
Nobel Prize-winning chemist to speak at 51ΑΤΖζ Sept. 29
Dutch chemist and Nobel laureate Bernard Feringa will give a public lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Friday, Sept. 29, on how he made important components for powering future nanomachines and nanorobots.
Astronomers take first radio look for habitability of distant planets
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee astronomer David Kaplan and colleagues have begun a radio search for the magnetic fields of planets orbiting distant stars. The team reported its initial findings in βA search for circularly polarized emission from young exoplanets,β published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The astronomers conducted a search of star […]
51ΑΤΖζ researchers create first 3-D movie of a virus in action
The research has the potential to fundamentally advance our understanding of biological processes inside cells. 51ΑΤΖζ physicists developed algorithms to reconstruct sequential images of viruses too small to photograph.
Creighton honored for astronomical accomplishments
The UW System Board of Regents is honoring Jean Creighton, director of the Manfred Olson Planetarium, for spreading knowledge of space to thousands of children and adults in Wisconsin.
Third detection of gravitational waves confirms new population of black holes
This third detection comes less than two years after 51ΑΤΖζ scientists and LIGO colleagues around the world confirmed a major prediction of Albert Einsteinβs 1915 general theory of relativity.
Study of relocated desert tortoises reveals a surprise
Results of a study on the relocation of a community of desert tortoises in California has unveiled a mystery: When moved only a short distance from their habitat, the females in the group assimilated to their new location and reproduced normally β but not the transported males. The study originated in 2008 with a planned […]
Pre-vet student finds a calling caring for animals
When Juan Orjuela talks about his patients, he describes them like theyβre real people. And to him, they are. βI think the bond with animals is so unbreakable, unlike any other,β he said.
Ourmazd to join advisory committee of the U.S. Department of Energy
Abbas Ourmazd, a 51ΑΤΖζ distinguished professor of physics, has been appointed to serve on the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).