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For Physics, Another Nobel
Professor Emeritus David Thouless is the Physics Department's second Nobel Prize recipient.
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What The Hell Is Going On With Dark Energy?
Last week, the science media was abuzz with reports that dark energy might not exist. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, postdoctoral associate in physics at the UW, is quoted.
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Foreign-born professors account for US Nobel haul
Of the six winners of Nobel Prizes affiliated with American universities so far this year, all are foreign born.
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Are the Nobel prizes missing female scientists?
A total of 203 people have won the Nobel Prize in Physics, but only two were women.
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UW's David Thouless wins share of Nobel physics prize for weird science of superconductors
David Thouless, a British-born professor emeritus at the University of Washington, has been awarded half of this year’s Nobel physics prize.
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Bagels and buns: The research that won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics explained
This year, the Nobel Prize in Physics went to three men — all born in Britain, but working at U.S. universities. -
3 who studied unusual states of matter win Nobel Prize in Physics
David J. Thouless from the UW, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday.
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Why 'exotic matter' matters — and won the Nobel Prize in Physics
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to physicists David Thouless of the UW, F. Duncan Haldane of Princeton University and J. Michael Kosterlitz of Brown University. -
David Thouless Wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Thouless, emeritus professor in Physics, is the 2016 winner for his work on exotic matter.
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Did physicists discover a previously unknown fifth force of nature?
A tiny, unseen force could potentially alter our basic understanding of the universe — if it really exists. David McKeen, a theoretical particle physicist at the UW, is quoted. -
NASA-funded UW researchers develop kidney-stone zapping technology
Imagine you are an astronaut, chosen for the first manned mission to Mars. After years of preparation, you are ready to set foot on the Red Planet — and you develop a kidney stone.
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UW researchers unleash graphene ‘tiger’ for more efficient optoelectronics
A new paper from UW researchers describes one promising approach to coax photons into stimulating multiple electrons. -
UW scientists create ultrathin semiconductor heterostructures for new technological applications
The semiconductors created by a team of UW physicists and engineers could support new uses in clean energy and optically-active electronics. -
Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein’s prediction
The LIGO team, which includes UW Physics faculty, opens new window on the universe with observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes -
Bellevue physics teacher wins $25,000 national award
Ryan Lafferty, a physics teacher at Bellevue’s International School and UW alumnus, scores $25,000 Milken Educator Award.