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BurstCube to Untangle Secrets of Gamma-Ray Bursts

NASA’s shoebox-sized satellite BurstCube is en route to the International Space Station to study the strongest explosions in the universe.

22 Mar 2024

Quantum Tornados Unlock Mysteries of Black Holes

By simulating a black hole in superfluid helium for the first time, scientists have been able to see more closely how analog black holes function and interact with their surroundings.

21 Mar 2024

Research Offers a Clue in the Pursuit of Dark Matter

One of the biggest mysteries in science is dark matter.

20 Mar 2024

UMass Amherst Researchers Join $26 M Quantum Computing Effort to Build Internet of the Future

Quantum computing is one of the most potentially transformative areas of computer research happening today. An interdisciplinary team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, under the leadership of Don Towsley, Distinguished Professor in the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS), is helping to lead the charge toward this next era of computing.

20 Mar 2024

High Magnetic Fields Reveal Exotic Order in Quantum Material

Under magnetic fields, quantum magnetic materials can exhibit new states of order. Recently, an international team conducted experiments at the Berlin neutron source BER II and its High-Field Magnet, gaining fresh insights into these unique states of matter.

19 Mar 2024

Universe's Most Powerful Magnetic Fields Leave Imprint on "Deconfined" Nuclear Matter

A new analysis by the STAR collaboration at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a particle collider at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, provides the first direct evidence of the imprint left by what may be the universe's most powerful magnetic fields on "deconfined" nuclear matter.

19 Mar 2024

Unraveling Quantum Entanglement with Simulation

Today, the word "quantum" is everywhere -; in company names, movie titles, even theaters. But at its core, the concept of a quantum -; the tiniest, discrete amount of something -; was first developed to explain the behavior of the smallest bits of matter and energy.

19 Mar 2024

Designing Infrastructure to Protect Quantum Information

Quantum computing stands at the forefront of groundbreaking computer research today. Spearheaded by Don Towsley, a Distinguished Professor at the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS), an interdisciplinary team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is actively contributing to this transformative field.

19 Mar 2024

Nobel Laureate and NASA Astronaut to Speak at American Physiology Summit

Nobel Laureate Brian Kobilka, MD, and NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir, PhD, are among the highlighted speakers who will attend the American Physiology Summit, the American Physiological Society’s (APS) flagship annual meeting. The Summit will be held April 4–7, 2024, in Long Beach, California.

19 Mar 2024