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May 16, 2025
Physicists Dan and Helen Quinn made waves in physics and in their community
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May 9, 2025
Two Stanford scholars have been elected to the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in…
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May 1, 2025
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced 120 newly elected members,…
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April 17, 2025
Quantum gravity is one of the biggest unresolved and challenging problems in physics, as it seeks to reconcile quantum mechanics, which governs the…
Visitors will be able to safely view the sun thanks to solar telescopes that use specialized filters that expose dynamic features like sunspots and solar...
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April 16, 2025
The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology will host an afternoon of live demonstrations, hands-on activities, and short talks that…
Jeongwan Haah, Si Ying Lee, and Lauren Tompkins | LiPo Ching; Harrison Truong; Andrew Brodhead
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April 15, 2025
This year’s “Oscars of Science” honorees included early-career Stanford researchers in physics and mathematics, as well as scientists involved in a…
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April 9, 2025
During a daylong event, researchers shared information on their innovative projects, participated in panel discussions, and shared ideas, all in…
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April 6, 2025
For the discovery of Haah's code, in which fractal conservation laws emerge, and other models bringing discrete mathematical structures to physics.
The 2025 Stanford Science Fellows, from top left to bottom right: Lili Chen, Jesse Han, Michelle Hill, Brice Huang, Warren Li, Truong Ly, Thomas Massoni...
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April 3, 2025
Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences has awarded 11 scholars from top research programs the distinguished Stanford Science Fellowship.
Stanford Physics students dig in to a 4 lb, 12 oz apple-berry pie at the 1st annual Math vs. Physics Pi Eating Contest.
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March 16, 2025
Math quiz: How many physicists does it take to eat a 4 pound, 12 ounce apple-berry pie in 3 minutes and 9 seconds?
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March 12, 2025
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