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What Is a Neutrino Anyway? A Look at the Science Behind This Year’s Nobel Prize in Physics

UC San Diego Professor of Physics George Fuller studies elementary particle astrophysics. He worked with Nobel laureate Francis Halzen on an early paper on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Now Fuller answers our questions: What are neutrinos? And why study them in the South Pole?

Jamming the Flow to Enable Memory in Quantum Materials

UC San Diego researchers have developed a new approach to coherent X-ray diffraction, allowing them to observe dynamics within a neuristor made of vanadium dioxide while electricity was applied. They discovered a strategy to make the material learn and forget.

Is the Universe Twisted? A New Check on a Possible Twist in the Universe’s Oldest Light

Even a small error in the orientation of a telescope’s polarization detectors can produce a false reading of cosmic birefringence. Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a method to test the relative polarization-angle calibration of different detector sets providing a crucial calibration check.

Joel Yuen-Zhou Named Blavatnik Finalist

UC San Diego Professor of Chemistry Joel Yuen-Zhou is 1 of 18 finalists for the 2026 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. The highly coveted awards recognize exceptional early career scientists and engineers whose discoveries are driving the next generation of scientific innovation.

Dissecting the Argument: A New Book Teaches Critical Reading Skills for Science

STEM majors are expected to know how to critically read scientific research, even if no one ever taught them how. UC San Diego alumni Genevive Bjorn and Adam Burgasser wrote “How to Critically Read the Scientific Research Literature: Introducing the CERIC Method” to help young researchers learn how

A New Frontier in X-Rays and Quantum Sensing

Until now there was an upper limit to the energy produced by atoms irradiated with laser light. Now UC San Diego researchers have crossed the threshold using helium atoms and intense UV lasers.

UC San Diego Receives Department of Energy Genesis Mission Award to Fund New Scientific AI Tools

University of California San Diego researchers will lead one of the Department of Energy’s new Genesis Mission projects focused on accelerating fundamental physics and quantum computing by deploying intelligent AI agents.

How Do Cells Learn to Move in Unison?

Scientists have long-wondered how sheets of cells begin to move together to form organs. UC San Diego researchers used live imaging, genetic experiments and mathematical modeling to understand how cells in the fruit fly egg chamber synchronize movement with each other.

Why Is Discovering Exoplanets Important?

UC San Diego postdoc Aidan Gibbs explains why finding exoplanets, which orbit around stars other than our sun, can help us better understand our own solar system and home planet.

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