Using orbital instruments to peer into Jezero crater, the landing site for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, researchers found deposits of hydrated silica, a mineral that’s great at preserving microfossils and other signs of life.
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Tackling turbulence: Researchers to take new look at an old problem in physics
Physics professor Brad Marston is part of an international project supported by a $4 million grant from the Simons Foundation to study turbulence, one of the great unsolved problems of classical physics.
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New federal awards highlight Brown’s quantum expertise across academic departments
Leveraging expertise across engineering, chemistry and more, Brown physicists are leading four new federally funded research projects in quantum science.
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$2 million grant will support development of ‘magnetic camera’
Researchers at Brown will build quantum mechanical magnetic camera to image magnetic fields, which could help in better understanding and manipulating quantum materials.
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Scientists reveal the physics of Jackson Pollock’s painting technique
A study finds that Pollock’s “drip” technique was geared to avoid a classic fluid mechanical instability, whether he was aware of it or not.
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New augmented reality system lets smartphone users get hands-on with virtual objects
Developed at Brown University, a new augmented reality system places virtual objects within real-world backgrounds on cell phone screens and lets people interact with those object by hand as if they were really there.
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Galapagos sea life study highlights importance of biodiversity in the face of climate change
Study of wave turbulence suggests that highly mobile species and more diverse ecological communities may be more resilient to the effects of changing environmental conditions.
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Study suggests ice on lunar south pole may have more than one source
New research sheds light on the ages of ice deposits reported in the area of the Moon’s south pole — information that could help identify the sources of the deposits and help in planning future human exploration.
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New production technique for high-performance polymer could make for better body armor
Using a new composite nanoparticle catalyst, Brown University researchers have shown they can make degradation-resistant PBO, a polymer used to make body armor and other high-performance fabrics.
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Study of past California wildfire activity suggests climate change will worsen future fires
A new study finds that climate has been the dominant controller of wildfire activity in the Sierra Nevada region over the past 1,400 years, suggesting that future climate change is poised to make fires worse.
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The new book by Brown physicist S. James Gates Jr. and Cathie Pelletier tells the stories of astronomers who worked for a decade to get images of a solar eclipse, which ultimately showed Einstein’s theory of relativity was correct.
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Picture this: ICERM program explores the imagery of mathematics
“Illustrating Mathematics,” a program happening throughout the semester at Brown’s national mathematics institute, aims to aid research and public engagement with math through visual representation.
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Brown astronaut alumna ready for liftoff
A Soyuz rocket is scheduled to liftoff tomorrow morning will carry astronaut and Brown alumna Jessica Meir to the International Space Station.
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A $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation will support research aimed at developing a fundamental understanding of quantum systems to enable new quantum technologies.
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Biology of bat wings may hold lessons for cold-weather work, exercise
The muscles in bats’ wings are much cooler than the muscles in their core, a new study finds — and this research could one day enhance our understanding of human muscle.
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Mosquito incognito: Could graphene-lined clothing prevent mosquito bites?
A new study shows that graphene sheets can block the signals mosquitos use to identify a blood meal, potentially enabling a new chemical-free approach to mosquito bite prevention.
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Computer model could help test new sickle cell drugs
A new computer model that captures the dynamics of the red blood cell sickling process could help in evaluating drugs for treating sickle cell disease.
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Research shows why there’s a ‘sweet spot’ depth for underground magma chambers
Computer models show why eruptive magma chambers tend to reside between six and 10 kilometers underground.
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Research shows human cells assembling into fractal-like clusters
In a finding that could shed light on tissue formation, wound healing and cancer spread, a new study shows that human cells follow the same rules as non-living particles to form fractal-like branching structures.
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Undergraduate research team builds robotic arm for a pint-sized satellite
With a passion for space and space engineering, two engineering students spent the summer working to design a robotic arm that may fly on Brown’s next student-built satellite.
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New approach could make HVAC heat exchangers five times better
Turbulent heat exchangers are widely used in HVAC systems around the world, and a new study demonstrates a simple modification that can improve their capability by 500%.
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Brown graduate student discusses lunar exploration past and future
Ariel Deutsch, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, will join an astronaut who walked on the Moon and two top NASA scientists for a panel titled “Lunar Geology: Past, Present and Future.”
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Highlighting Brown’s distinction in energy and environmental engineering
Researchers in Brown’s School of Engineering are developing next-generation renewable energy technologies, advancing energy efficiency in computing and finding new ways to detect and clean contaminants in the environment.
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World’s island conifers threatened with extinction from climate change
By estimating climate conditions in which conifer species could thrive if they needed to, a new study identifies which species are at extinction risk due to climate change.
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Students, faculty at IBES take on sustainability topics with radio segments, podcast
In “Possibly,” available online and airing on the Public’s Radio every Tuesday, Brown undergraduates track down answers to Rhode Islanders’ questions about sustainability.
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Caught in the act: Images capture molecular motions in real time
Researchers have shot a “movie” of subtle molecular motions in unprecedented detail, shedding light on previously unseen chemical dynamics.
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Molecular thumb drives: Researchers store digital images in metabolite molecules
In a step toward molecular storage systems that could hold vast amounts of data in tiny spaces, Brown University researchers have shown it’s possible to store image files in solutions of common biological small molecules.
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Brown faculty, students to lead community celebration of Moon landing anniversary
A monthlong events series, free and open to the public, will celebrate 50 years since the first Moon landing and Rhode Island’s contributions to space exploration.
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Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene
A new study reveals a suite of quantum Hall states that have not been seen previously, shedding new light on the nature of electron interactions in quantum systems and establishing a potential new platform for future quantum computers.
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NSF CAREER awards to advance promising research by four Brown faculty members
The awards for early-career faculty will support research in computer networking, algebraic geometry, neurodegenerative diseases and robotics.
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Student-designed sundial sculpture dedicated during Commencement and Reunion
As alumni returned to campus and thousands of new graduates prepared to receive their degrees and begin the next chapter of their lives, the Brown community dedicated a student-designed sundial sculpture named ‘Infinite Possibility.’
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Strange Martian mineral deposit likely sourced from volcanic explosions
In a finding that is soon to be ground-truthed by NASA’s next Mars rover, Brown University researchers show that a Martian mineral deposit was likely formed by ashfall from ancient volcanic explosions.
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Brown undergraduate researcher teaches robots handwriting and drawing
Working with a Brown University faculty member, an undergraduate student developed an algorithm that enables robots to reproduce human-like pen strokes just by looking at images of handwriting or sketches.
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Sundial installation represents ‘Infinite Possibility’
A student-designed sundial in the shape of a Mobius strip will mark the position of the noontime sun throughout the year on the plaza in front of Brown’s Engineering Research Center.
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Study reveals final fate of levitating Leidenfrost droplets
The research shows why levitating droplets on hot surfaces eventually explode if they start out large enough.
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Researchers outline how humans reduce uncertainty in social situations
A team of Brown University scientists proposed a psychological model of three interrelated ways people reduce uncertainty in social situations.
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Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from ‘island hopping’ in insulating state
New research shows how Cooper pairs — quasiparticles that make superconductivity possible — can also play an opposite role in an exotic type of insulating materials known as Cooper pair insulators.
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Catfish use complex coordination to catch prey
Using a powerful X-ray imaging system, Brown University scientists found that catfish move joints throughout their head in a concerted manner to suck in their prey.
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Robot Block Party to feature the latest in robotics from Brown and other partners
From preschoolers to professors, thousands of attendees are expected on Saturday, April 13, to check out robotic technologies developed in the Ocean State and beyond.
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Brown professor to co-lead international research on subsurface environments
The biosphere that exists below Earth’s surface dwarfs the surface biome, and a new collaboration co-led by Jack Mustard will work to better understand what’s underground.
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Communication theorist cheers ‘Lunar Library’ to be delivered to the Moon
Brown engineering professor Chris Rose thinks the tiny data disks with volumes of human knowledge currently flying to the Moon on the Beresheet spacecraft are a great way to communicate across time and space.
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Brown professor helps select landing site for private mission to the Moon
The Israeli firm SpaceIL turned to Brown’s Jim Head for help in selecting a landing site for what is expected in the coming weeks to become the first private spacecraft to land on the Moon.
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Dynamic hydrogel used to make ‘soft robot’ components and LEGO-like building blocks
A new type of hydrogel material developed by Brown University researchers could soon make assembling complex microfluidic or soft robotic devices as simple as putting together a LEGO set.
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‘Mutation hotspot’ allows common fungus to adapt to different host environments
A new study finds that samples of Candida albicans from patients frequently lack one copy of a vital master regulator, which gives them flexibility to lose the other copy and adapt to different environments.
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Brown students team with space exploration company on Moon mission planning
Students in a planetary science course at Brown are helping a private space company plan a Moon mission, a collaborative effort that has caught the eyes of top NASA officials.
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New study reveals the ‘Hidden Figures’ of computational biology
Many women made significant contributions to population genetics as programmers but were not recognized as authors.
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Research details sticky situations at the nanoscale
In a finding that will be useful in nanoscale engineering, Brown University researchers have shown that miniscule differences in the roughness of surfaces can have important effects on how they stick together.
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HIV drug could treat Alzheimer’s, age-associated disorders
Research led by Brown found that blocking retrotransposon activity with a generic HIV/AIDS medication significantly reduces age-related inflammation in old mice and senescent human cells, providing hope for treating age-associated disorders.
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Graphene crinkles can be used as ‘molecular zippers’
New research shows that electrically charged crinkles in layered graphene can be useful in the directed self- assembly of molecules.
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Two former NASA astronauts to headline Brown space exploration conference
Brown’s annual Space Horizons conference is a brainstorming session on what’s next in space exploration; presentations by former astronauts are free and open to the public.
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