The Superlative Light: The Petawatt Laser as Art Object
Photographer Robert Shults looks for the sublime in his images of the Texas Petawatt Laser.
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Particle Accelerator That Can Fit on a Tabletop Opens New Chapter for Science Research
Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have built a tabletop particle accelerator that can generate energies and speeds previously reached only by major facilities that are hundreds of meters long and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build.
Physics and Biology Undergraduates Win Goldwater Scholarships
Students recognized for their research studying the Higgs boson and the genetic regulation of single-celled plant hairs.
Texas Astronomers Measure Most Massive, Most Unusual Black Hole Using Hobby-Eberly Telescope
The unusual black hole makes up 14 percent of its galaxy's mass, rather than the usual 0.1 percent, and lies 220 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus.New Technology Helps Cope with Heat Buildup in Nuclear Fusion
Patented technology could help make nuclear energy a more viable energy source.
New Physics Professor Talks About Finding the Higgs Boson
New assistant professor Peter Onyisi was part of the team in Switzerland that confirmed the existence of the Higgs boson particle. Physicist Peter Onyisi arrives as a new assistant professor in the College of Natural Sciences with an extraordinary feather already in his cap. He was part of the team at CERN working with the Large Hadron Collider ...TIME: Z Machine Produces Six Times the World’s Energy to Create White Dwarf Star
Research delves into how stars are created.
NY Daily News: Astronomers Recreate Surface of White Dwarf Star
Research could one day lead to nuclear fusion as a ‘meaningful energy source.’
Peter Riley, Long-Time Associate Dean for Research, Retires
After 50 years of service to the university, physicist retires from his duties fostering the construction and renovation of the college's research buildings and labs.
The Art and Science of Making White Dwarfs in the Desert
Astronomer Don Winget is making white dwarf "star stuff" here on Earth.
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