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9.25.25

WashU team wins nearly $4 million NSF grant to provide cameras for world’s largest high-energy gamma-ray observatory
9.3.25

New quantum sensors can withstand extreme pressure
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8.29.25

Trevor GrandPre joins the Physics Department through Rules of Life Initiative

8.26.25

SuperHERO: pioneering high-resolution x-ray astronomy from the edge of space
7.31.25

When physics meets ecology: Tikhonov digs deep for biological insights
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7.24.25

WashU Satellite has big plans for its spaceflight technologies

Engineering Momentum Magazine
6.30.25

Ancient moon volcanoes made tiny glass beads. Here's what they mean.
6.24.25

Unveiling exoplanets: Ekrem Esmer's quest
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6.12.25

Cosmic ‘lenses’ will better define dark matter

The Source
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6.11.25

'Impossible' particle that hit Earth may have been dark matter

NewScientist
6.11.25

Why the Moon shimmers with shiny glass beads
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6.6.25

Cracking the dark matter code: WashU Physics hosts ADMX Collaboration

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