2023 News

Purdue reputation in space brings better understanding of the stars, planets and everything in between

12/21/2023

It’s Christmastime in the Cosmos: Astronomers have a long tradition of finding holiday cheer in outer space

12/19/2023

Superfast science earns Purdue Physicists a prestigious W. M. Keck Foundation Grant

12/18/2023

Scientists discover ‘staggering’ features in massive Milky Way star explosion

12/15/2023

Daniel Fleetwood named distinguished National Academy of Inventors Fellow

12/15/2023

Webb telescope image included in White House Advent calendar

12/13/2023

Purdue professor talks new detailed view of supernova remnant

12/13/2023

Aviation Week Announces 2023-2024 Laureate Award Winners

12/12/2023

Star of wonder: Dazzling new image of supernova Cassiopeia A released by First Lady Jill Biden and Purdue astronomer

12/12/2023

NASA's James Webb gave a stunning look at the death throes of a star, capturing details Hubble missed

12/12/2023

Physics World reveals its top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2023

12/11/2023

Researchers stunned by Webb’s new high-definition look at exploded star

12/11/2023

Welcome to the Quantum Age

12/8/2023

Purdue physicists lift a nano-dumbbell with light and spin it at 100 billion rpm near a surface

12/8/2023

Scientists have been researching superconductors for over a century, but they have yet to find one that works at room temperature

12/5/2023

In an unexpected twist, high levels of mercury have been traced to particular cell types in brains of mammals

12/4/2023

Neuromorphic computing will be great… if hardware can handle the workload

11/9/2023

Arianna Meenakshi (Meenakshi) McNamara, 2024 AWM Schafer Prize Winner

11/7/2023

The James Webb Space Telescope is a giant leap in the history of stargazing

11/7/2023

Purdue honors researchers with Seed for Success Acorn Awards

11/7/2023

50 Years of QCD

10/25/2023

Quantum fun is for everyone. Purdue Physics and Astronomy Outreach hosts second annual Quantum Open House.

10/24/2023

Purdue physicists develop experimental techniques to expose various flavors of anyons

10/23/2023

Maxim Lyutikov named 2023 APS Fellow

10/19/2023

Purdue gets DEPSCoR grants worth $2.4 million from Defense Department

10/16/2023

Remembering Jorge H. Rodriguez (1958-2023)

10/16/2023

Neuromorphic computing will be great… if hardware can handle the workload

10/13/2023

Making ‘movies’ at the attosecond scale helps researchers better understand electrons − and could one day lead to super-fast electronics

10/4/2023

Superconductivity at room temperature remains elusive a century after a Nobel went to the scientist who demonstrated it below -450 degrees Fahrenheit

10/3/2023

Enhanced Geothermal, Offshore Wind Energy Gain Earthshot™ Support at PNNL

9/29/2023

Understanding the gravity of the situation: ALPHA scientists prove that antimatter falls at the same rate as matter

9/27/2023

Sederberg leads Purdue Science students in opportunities for learning and service in Colombia

9/15/2023

Dr. David D. Nolte publishes new book with Oxford University Press

8/29/2023

Dr. Ian Arnold joins the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University

8/24/2023

Tongcang Li Named 2023 Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator

8/23/2023

Purdue Team Co-Authors article published in the Journal Nature Communications

8/23/2023

This is Purdue Podcast featuring Dr. Danny Milisavljevic

8/17/2023

Dr. Jing Liu joins the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University

7/21/2023

Driven to detect dark matter:  Jared Newton awarded INSGC graduate fellowship

7/6/2023

Dr. Laura Pyrak-Nolte awarded Dean's Award for Achievement from University at Buffalo

6/22/2023

Combining twistronics with spintronics could be the next giant leap in quantum electronics

6/19/2023

3D InCites Podcast featuring Dr. Michael Manfra

6/8/2023

ECTC 2023: Quantum Computing, Hybrid Bonding, and the CHIPS for America Act

6/8/2023

BBC Science In Action: Brightest supernova in a decade

5/31/2023

Hair-raising contest raises money for Turkish earthquake recovery

5/19/2023

Purdue University Staff Engagement Awarded to David Sederberg

5/12/2023

2022-23 Physics and Astronomy Awards

5/11/2023

Physicists create long-sought topological quantum states

5/10/2023

Scientific Method: When a supermassive black hole devours a star

5/10/2023

Superheroes of Science Podcast: What to Expect (and What to Do) During a Total Solar Eclipse

5/10/2023

Researchers at Purdue discover superconductive images are actually 3D and disorder-driven fractals

5/7/2023

Astronomers detect "Scary Barbie" supermassive black hole ripping apart huge star in "terrifying" spaghettification event

5/2/2023

Astronomers observe a luminous dying star so bright that it's 'terrifying'

4/28/2023

Uncovering a star’s demise: Supermassive black hole tears apart a giant star in a display brighter, more energetic and longer lasting than any observed before

4/25/2023

Rare Isotopes Help Unlock Mysteries in the Argentine Andes

4/24/2023

Faculty promotions for Tongcang Li, Danny Milisavljevic, and Xingshan Cui approved by board

4/14/2023

Dr. Danny Milisavljevic, of Purdue Physics and Astronomy, featured on 60 Minutes.

4/13/2023

Webb telescope captures ‘green monster’ inside a young supernova

4/13/2023

Love of math, physics and unsolved Property F research lands Colton Griffin an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

4/10/2023

Astronomers Blown Away By New NASA Webb Images Of ‘Cassiopeia A’ Supernova Remnant

4/9/2023

Webb Reveals Never-Before-Seen Details in Cassiopeia A

4/7/2023

Purdue University astronomer leads international team that studies Cassiopeia A, the remnant of a supernova

4/7/2023

Department of Energy Grant: Meet the winners

4/3/2023

Harnessing the sun to create hydrogen fuel

3/24/2023

Rare isotopes help unlock mysteries in the Argentine Andes

3/20/2023

Early advocacy paved way for Purdue’s thriving Disability Resource Center

3/20/2023

Center for Quantum Technologies launches Industry-University Cooperative Research Center program

3/7/2023

Discovery of the ‘bubble phase of composite fermions’ confirms existence of a new family of quantum matter

3/2/2023

Heterostructures developed at Purdue support predictions of counterpropagating charged edge modes at the v=2/3 fractional quantum Hall state

2/20/2023

Researchers observe a bubble phase of composite fermions

2/17/2023

Proposed quantum device may realize emergent particles

2/16/2023

Dr. Laimei Nie joins the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University

2/15/2023

Proposed quantum device may succinctly realize emergent particles such as the Fibonacci anyon

2/13/2023

Underdog technologies gain ground in quantum-computing race

2/7/2023

Birth of the Transistor: Bell Labs, Purdue, and the Second World War

2/3/2023

How to Start Your Journey Towards a Purdue Semiconductor Credential

2/1/2023

Beyond the average cell

1/6/2023