News: Department of Physics and Astronomy

A roundup of students and faculty whose innovation and expertise made news headlines.

A collection of news stories highlighting UNLV students and faculty who made headlines locally, regionally, and internationally.

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Newly published research builds on team’s landmark 2020 discovery of a room-temperature superconductor by replicating results with even greater efficiency.

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Qiang Zhu receives NSF CAREER Award for his work to guide the development of organic materials important to energy and memory storage.

UNLV astrophysicist Zhaohuan Zhu among featured speakers at international conference at M Resort May 1-6; more than a dozen UNLV faculty and students participating.
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Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.

New study by international team of scientists identifies polarization as key trait that may reveal the origin of the powerful millisecond-long cosmic radio explosions.

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UNLV astrophysicist Jason Steffen explains key differences between Webb and Hubble.