Physics and Astronomy News Archive

October 14, 2015 — 
Astronomers probing outer regions of galaxies at low frequencies

October 6, 2015 — 
Why one of the most insightful scientists in history was convinced that alchemical transformations were scientifically plausible.

August 7, 2015 — 
U of M astronomers part of international team that finds evidence of galaxy star birth regulated by black hole fountain

July 6, 2015 — 
Peebles is a world renowned physicist and cosmologist who has made many important contributions to the big bang model.

June 30, 2015 — 
UM alumnus Wanjun Jiang [Ph.D.\10], first author on a study that has discovered new method for creating magnetic skyrmion bubbles at room temperature. The bubbles, a physics phenomenon thought to be an option for more energy-efficient and compact electronics, can be created with simple equipment and common materials.

June 28, 2015 — 
Jennifer Low McEleney (Operations Manager, MIM) and Kevin McEleney (Lab Manager, MIM/Faculty of Science) recognized.

June 10, 2015 — 
Award in recognition of “first demonstration of focusing of acoustic waves by negative refraction in a flat phononic crystal”.

June 9, 2015 — 
The annual awards reception was held in the foyer of the Allen Building to honour the top 10 students who performed exceptionally well on the CAP exam.

June 2, 2015 — 
A new groundbreaking field of study within condensed matter physics

May 20, 2015 — 
The fifth annual Manitoba Materials Conference was held on May 12, 2015.