The science of snowflakes - MaruÅ¡a BradaÄ
One could say that snowflakes are simply frozen water — but if you compare a snowflake to an ice cube, you’ll notice a big difference.
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The most violent events since the Big Bang itself
There is nothing more violent than a collision between two entire clusters of galaxies. One such impact is so extreme, it could tell us what the universe is made of
LUX dark matter experiment
New results from LUX dark matter detector
Running of the Turkeys
Thank you for another successful event. We raised about $4,200, surpassing our goal of $4,000.
Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:30pm-9pm Location: 3001 PES (Plant & Environmental Sciences) UC Davis Campus
UC Davis physicist praises 2015 Nobel prize for neutrinos
Prof. Robert Svoboda contributed to Nobel-winning neutrino experiments
Opening Reception for the Quantum Mathematics and Physics (QMAP)
Come learn about the exciting new research program in the Physics and Mathematics departments, aimed at understanding how our Universe works! The reception will be held on Thursday, October 29 from 5pm to 7:30pm in the Physics Department Atrium.
Professor Kai Liu's group reports room temperature artificial magnetic skyrmions in Nature Communications
An exotic, swirling object with the sci-fi name of a “magnetic skyrmion†could be the future of nanoelectronics and memory storage. Physicists at UC Davis and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have now succeeded in making magnetic skyrmions, formerly found at temperatures close to absolute zero, at room temperature.