Tag Archive for: UCLA Physical Sciences

Atomic motion is captured in 4D for the first time
Results of UCLA-led study contradict a long-held classical…

UCLA astronomer receives honorary degree from Oxford
By Lisa Garibay
Andrea Ghez, distinguished professor of…

UCLA students touch space with a microgravity experiment
Magnetic pump built by Bruin Space launches on Blue Origin…

Dr. Anna Lee Fisher, first mother in space, to deliver 2019 UCLA College centennial commencement address
Chemist, physician, astronaut and UCLA alumna will speak…

New insights about carbon and ice could clarify inner workings of Earth, other planets
Most people behave differently when under extreme…

Best in snow: New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall
UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device…

Giant X-ray ‘chimneys’ are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way’s center
The center of our galaxy is a frenzy of activity.…

UCLA leads development of first-of-its-kind telescope for gamma-ray astronomy
Researchers using the array will be able to study the gamma rays…

Space physicist wins Royal Astronomical Society 2019 Gold Medal
Margaret Kivelson, who discovered an ocean inside Jupiter’s…

UCLA students aim to help island nations balance economics with ocean conservation
Blue Prosperity aims to mitigate the threats of climate change…