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Circuit breakthrough: How a U of A spinoff company is ushering in the future of electronics

November 30, 2021

As today’s technology nears the limits of efficiency, Quantum Silicon Inc. is leading the way to manufacturing atom-scale circuits that are faster and use far less energy.
Physicists create new model to hunt for colliding neutron stars

November 29, 2021

Rodrigo Fernández and Coleman Dean's computer model could speed up the search for collisions to observe in the fleeting first hours when scientists can learn the most about their physics.
Leading researchers team up to bring promising chemotherapy treatment to human trials

November 26, 2021

Cancer researcher Jack Tuszynski’s expertise in biophysics helped his team winnow down a billion possibilities to pinpoint a promising medicinal compound for treating bladder and pancreatic cancer. “Narrowing it down to one is like winning the gold medal,” he says.
Meet Roger Moore

October 28, 2021

Roger Moore stepped into his new role as chair in the Department of Physics on July 1, 2021.
New research collaboration between physics and pure mathematics enables new strides toward quantum computing

October 22, 2021

Collaboration explores hyperbolic lattices and opens new avenues for research in condensed matter physics.
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