Researchers at Australia’s Monash University and the University of Melbourne came to Wisconsin to use unique imaging equipment created by UWM professor Carol Hirschmugl in order to investigate strategies for earlier diagnosis of the disease. The scientists say the novel … Continue Reading »
UWM Astronomy Club Students Receive Training in Pulsar Searching
Several UWM physics students, CGCA postdoctoral researchers, and CGCA professors are members of the Green Bank North Celestial Cap (GBNCC) pulsar survey. The GBNCC collaboration is searching for pulsars in all parts of the sky that can be observed by … Continue Reading »
UWM physics postdoctoral researchers identify method to “tune” graphene
A narrow enough ribbon will transform a conductor into a semiconductor. Using graphene ribbons of unimaginably small widths – just several atoms across – a group of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has found a novel way to … Continue Reading »
UWM’s Kaplan helps identify the coolest known white dwarf
A team of astronomers has identified possibly the coldest, faintest white dwarf star ever detected. This ancient stellar remnant is so cool that its carbon has crystallized, forming – in effect – an Earth-sized diamond in space. “It’s a really … Continue Reading »
Physicists at UWM identify new method to “tune” graphene
Topological insulators (TI) are three-dimensional materials that conduct electricity on their surfaces, while the interior insulates. Research into a recently discovered class of materials shows they have the necessary characteristics to develop ultra-energy efficient electronics. Their surfaces are particularly unique … Continue Reading »
UWM Physicist becomes a Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Professor of Physics and Dean of the UWM Graduate School, Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska, has been selected by the Microscopy Society of America (MSA) to become an MSA Fellow in the Class of 2014.… Continue Reading »
UWM Physicist collaborates on recently discovered “complex gravitational system”
David Kaplan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Assistant Professor of Physics, is part of an international astronomical team studying a recently discovered triple stellar system. The system consists of a superdense neutron star which is emitting millisecond pulses of radiation (a pulsar), … Continue Reading »
UWM Planetarium Director Publishes Article in December 2013 Issue of Planetarium
The December 2013 issue of ‘Planetarium’, the Journal of the International Planetarium Society, contained an article by UWM Planetarium Director Jean Creighton. The article “Monsters in the family tree” introduces stories from the Greek myths that are connected to some … Continue Reading »
Physics groups at UWM publish paper on graphene interfaced with a semiconductor
Two UWM Condensed Matter Physics groups, led by Dr. Lian Li and Dr. Michael Weinert, recently published a paper on the electron transport characteristics of graphene on semiconductor surfaces. The study was published in the Nov. 21 issue of Nature … Continue Reading »
UWM physicists partner in $25M grant to image proteins
A team of five UWM physicists have received a portion (almost $4M) of a recent $25M National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for developing three-dimensional images of protein structure and motion. The grant award is being shared between UWM and seven … Continue Reading »