Unsolved Mysteries: The Mpemba Effect
In order to make water freeze faster, it should be heated first. Doesn’t make sense? The Mpemba effect, or the tendency of hot water to cool faster than cooler water, has baffled philosophers and...
View ArticleHow to Save a Rocket: SpaceX’s plan for rocket recovery hits a few bumps
Rocket recovery could confer tremendous benefits on the cost and feasibility of space travel. SpaceX, a company with a goal of making private space travel a possibility, has been experimenting with...
View ArticleNew Exoplanets: Most Earth-Like to Date
On January 6, NASA announced the validation of two Earth-like exoplanets. One of the planets, Kepler-438b, brings scientists closer than ever to finding an Earth analog.
View ArticleScience or Science Fiction? Time Travel and Where We Are Now
Time travel has sparked imaginations for decades — but is it really possible? Many physicists believe so. Here is how we could do it.
View ArticleDust Erases Gravitational Waves: Data from the early universe poses new...
In 2014, controversial results from the BICEP2 telescope at the South Pole claimed to prove the existence of gravitational waves. However, new data from the Planck space telescope cites cosmic dust as...
View ArticleRebirth of Wright
For 50 years, the Wright Particle Accelerator was a symbol of Yale's commitment to and dominance in the field of physics. This story commemorates these decades of excellence, and explores what is next...
View ArticleCollaborate to Create: Innovative laser improves imaging abilities
A team of researchers across disciplines at Yale has invented a new semiconductor laser that will help improve biomedical imaging capabilities.
View ArticleAstronomers Reach Beyond the Milky Way
Researchers in Yale’s Department of Astronomy have developed techniques to observe galaxies millions of light years away. They hope to gain a better understanding of galaxy evolution, which has...
View ArticleMythbusters: Is There Really a Dark Side of the Moon?
The myth of the dark side of the moon is debunked through an analysis of the interactions and positioning of the moon, Earth and sun.
View ArticleHow Stars Form: Collaborative research studies stars from their early days
The youngest star system ever observed has given astronomers an ideal opportunity to study star formation from the early days.
View ArticleYale Professor Wins Keck Grant: Probing the boundary of quantum and classical
Yale associate professor of physics Jack Harris has received a Keck grant to investigate quantum gravity.
View ArticleA Self-Healing Spacecraft: Tri-layered polymer could better protect...
A new material developed by researchers at the University of Michigan repairs itself of bullet holes within seconds. This invention has substantial implications for the future of aerospace engineering...
View ArticleBlack Hole with a Growth Problem
A supermassive black hole challenges the foundations of astrophysics, forcing astronomers to update the rule book of galaxy formation.
View ArticleDebunking Science: The Martian (2015)
How does science match up with the story of this critically-acclaimed sci-fi film?
View ArticleStar Wars: The return of improbable science
Star Wars: The Force Awakens captured the hearts of many; however, not all of its science-based action is plausible. Much of it would end in certain disaster, no matter what galaxy one calls home.
View ArticleThe Missing Link in Particle Physics
Ongoing research led by Yale Wright Laboratory Director Karsten Heeger seeks to prove or disprove the existence of a fourth form of neutrino--the sterile neutrino. The results would require physicists...
View ArticleFermilab and the Future of High Energy Physics in Yale Hands
Yale Professor Bonnie Fleming was appointed Deputy Chief Research Officer at Fermilab and will oversee projects about the newly discovered neutrino. This research could change our understanding of how...
View ArticleYalies Join NASA’s Flagship Astrophysics Mission, WFIRST
Eight years after its inception, Yale professor of physics Charles Baltay and undergraduates Eleanor Woodward ’17, Nathaniel Barbour ’17 and Kristo Ment ’17 will play important roles in the Wide Field...
View ArticleUndergraduate Profile: Kristo Ment ’17
Yale junior Kristo Ment is making waves, literally. As we sat down for an interview, he drew the arc of a light wave with his right arm, coming at us
View ArticleChina Launches World’s First Quantum Telecommunication Satellite
China has launched the world’s first quantum satellite, which promises to probe new aspects of mysterious quantum communications. But as the technology can potentially create a spy-proof communications...
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