GUILFORD, England, Feb. 22 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Breakthrough study challenges long-held beliefs about the shape of atomic nuclei An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 is perfectly spherical. The discovery challenges fundamental assumptions about nuclear structure and has far-reaching implications for our understan  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Feb. 22 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Bringing the Quantum Realm to Middle School Emily Edwards is working to educate the public about the wonders of quantum information science through interactive games. In the 2023 blockbuster movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, superheroes and villains fight for control of the quantum realm, the ultra-microscopic domain where particles are governed by different physics laws tha  more

OLD ELVET, England, Feb. 23 -- Durham University issued the following news: * * * Global partnerships and research working in India Durham is well-established as a significant academic collaborator in India with over 20 institutional partnerships spanning engineering, climate science, law, heritage and education. Key partnerships include Delhi University, IIT Madras and Amrita University. We value international collaboration as central to enhancing global knowledge and developing global citiz  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Feb. 22 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Huanqian Loh Selected for 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship 2/19/25 Loh is recognized for her work in neutral atom quantum computer systems. Huanqian Loh, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and physics, has been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Physics. The Sloan Research Fellowship Program recognizes and rewards outstanding early-career fac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- MARITIME APPLIED PHYSICS, Baltimore, Maryland, won a federal contract award for $175,000 from the Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for tensioner pulley as. Contract Award Number: SPE8EE25P7032; ueiSAM: RGFBAKWWL465; NAICS Code: 333923; Product Service Code (PSC): 39; Solicitation Number: SPE8EE25Q0103  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 22 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * NASA mission to explore the origins of the universe ready to launch with help from RIT Associate Professor Michael Zemcov is a co-investigator on the mission set to launch in early 2025 A NASA mission that aims to explore the origin and history of structures in the universe is set to launch in early 2025 with help from RIT. NASA's SPHEREx Observatory, or the Spectro-Photometer for the   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * National Academy of Engineering, Sloan Research Fellowships, and More Honors From science to engineering, writing to architecture, here are the Columbians who received awards recently. Columbia News produces a monthly newsletter (subscribe here!) and article series featuring a roundup of awards and milestones that Columbia faculty, staff, and students have received in recent days. In this edition, you'll find awards an  more

SINGAPORE, Feb. 21 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * Researchers spin 'wheel of fortune' to land big prize: a fundamental proof of quantum mechanics Collaboration between experts at National University of Singapore and University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney provides long-sought evidence of atomic nuclei displaying quantum behaviour. Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney h  more