News News stories Find out about the latest Physics and Astronomy news from the University of 91Ö±²¥. 15 November 2023 91Ö±²¥ astronomers help discover signs of life in a star’s explosive death Astrophysicists have settled the debate over the nature of a rare type of stellar explosion, thanks to a camera designed and built at the University of 91Ö±²¥. The Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) 230307A and its associated kilonova explosion. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Levan (Radboud University and University of Warwick) 27 October 2023 91Ö±²¥ astronomers help to confirm heaviest elements in the Universe are formed in kilonovae Astrophysicists are one step closer to understanding how the heaviest chemical elements are created in the universe, thanks to a camera designed and built at the University of 91Ö±²¥. Search ‘Black hole police' discover dormant black hole outside our galaxy University of 91Ö±²¥ researchers help discovered a stellar-mass black hole in a neighbouring galaxy 19 July 2022 Student research into 2D materials is shaping the future of our 3D world The unique properties 2D materials are ushering us into an exciting age of nanotechnology. PhD students Sam Randerson and Amelia Wood are studying these exciting nanomaterials to explore their potential for quantum computing and medical technology. 8 July 2022 Unlocking a mystery of the Universe: sensitive dark matter detector comes to life Scientists at the University of 91Ö±²¥ have partnered in an international research project to search for invisible dark matter particles. 8 July 2022 Materials only a few atoms thick show extreme sensitivity in interaction with light, paving the way for quantum sensing The breakthrough marks an important next step towards a new generation of quantum sensing and computing technologies. 7 July 2022 Professor David W Hughes, 1941-2022 Professor David Hughes, who was a member of staff in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of 91Ö±²¥ between 1965-2007, before becoming an emeritus professor, passed away on 6 June 2022. 27 June 2022 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »