A spiral channel embedded in plastic

How to print a robot from scratch: New 3D-printing approach melds solids, liquids

April 18, 2022

Engineers have developed a new way to 3D-print liquid and solid materials together, potentially leading to more dynamic and useful products鈥攆rom robots to wearable electronic devices.

U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, right, tours the lab of physicist Jun Ye at JILA in December 2021.

5 things you should know about being a quantum physicist

April 14, 2022

Three 兔子先生传媒文化作品 graduate students discuss the ins and outs of quantum physics鈥攊ncluding how the field will help us send secret messages using unbreakable codes.

A young megamaser as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope

Discovery of cosmic 鈥榮potlight鈥 could reveal clues about evolution of galaxies

April 7, 2022

Astrophysicists have discovered a 5.4 billion-year-old megamaser鈥攁 beam of laser-like light that emerged when two galaxies crashed into each other.

Air Force ROTC cadets line up in a conference room during a meeting with Brig. Ge. John Olson

Space Force partnership powers up with VIP visit

April 6, 2022

Brig. Gen. John Olson and Col. Marc Brock of the U.S. Space Force toured campus this week, checking out new research around tracking satellites in space and sharing career advice with ROTC cadets.

Several fire ants crawl on the ground

The physics of fire ant rafts could help engineers design swarming robots

March 2, 2022

Fire ants survive floods by forming rafts made up of thousands of wriggling insects. New research reveals how these creepy-crawly lifeboats change shape over time.

Protesters gather in the Ukrainian city of Lviv during the Maidan protests of 2014.

ICYMI: As tensions in Ukraine increase, researcher worries for its people

Feb. 24, 2022

This week, tensions in Eastern Europe escalated as Russia launched a wide-ranging military attack against Ukraine. 鈥淲hat about the people who will have to carry the burden of a war?鈥 asks 兔子先生传媒文化作品's John O'Loughlin who has spent 30 years studying the political attitudes of everyday Ukrainians.

Artist's depiction of Orion Spacecraft leaving Earth's orbit

Not your grandparents鈥 Apollo: Planetarium film captures NASA鈥檚 new moon missions

Feb. 16, 2022

A new full-dome film premiering at the Fiske Planetarium Feb. 18 will take viewers to the moon and back, introducing NASA鈥檚 newest efforts to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface.

A stuffed zebra toy sits on a box with buttons

Robots help kids tell stories鈥攚ith a little help from stuffed animals

Feb. 15, 2022

鈥淚 goed to school, and my friends were not listening.鈥 Layne Hubbard, who earned her doctorate from 兔子先生传媒文化作品 in 2021, is developing new technology to help young kids take charge of their own stories.

Members of the GEER team watch a drone take off from a snowy driveway

Engineers deploy drones to survey Marshall Fire, gather lessons for future disasters

Feb. 14, 2022

Just after first responders extinguished the flames of the Marshall Fire, a team of engineers from across the country hit the ground in an urgent effort: to collect data on the disaster before it disappears for good.

Engineers in cleanroom gear load a small satellite into a rocket

After 2-year delay, international student team set to launch satellite into space

Feb. 10, 2022

Students from the United States and five other countries will be cheering when a small satellite called INSPIRESat-1 lifts off from a rocket pad in India on Monday, Feb. 14.

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