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Dark matter search may turn up evidence of WIMPS: SMU Researcher Q&A
SMU physicist Jodi Cooley leads SMU students as part of a global team searching for elusive dark matter — the “glue” that represents 85 percent of the matter in our universe but which has never been observed.
Cooley is a member of the scientific consortium called SuperCryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS), which operates a particle detector in Minnesota. Located in an underground abandoned mine, the detector is focused on detecting WIMPS, which some physicists theorize comprises dark matter. WIMPS are particles of such low mass that they rarely interact with ordinary matter, making them extremely difficult to detect. Continue reading
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Daily Mail Online: Can’t get your boy to read? Buy him a Kindle, say researchers
London’s Daily Mail Online covered the research of Dara Williams-Rossi, clinical assistant professor and director of undergraduate programs in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development.
The article by Ted Thornhill, Can’t get your boy to read? Buy him a Kindle, say researchers, published March 29. Continue reading
Unconventional geothermal techniques a potential game changer for U.S. energy policy
SMU Geothermal energy expert David Blackwell gave a Capitol Hill briefing Tuesday, March 27, on the growing opportunities for geothermal energy production in the United States.
Blackwell’s presentation outlined the variety of techniques available for geothermal production of electricity, the accessibility of unconventional geothermal resources across vast portions of the United States and the opportunities for synergy with the oil and gas industry. Continue reading
UPI: Study: E-readers improve boys’ reading
UPI covered the research of Dara Williams-Rossi, clinical assistant professor and director of undergraduate programs in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development.
The article, Study: E-readers improve boys’ reading, published March 27. Continue reading
Quantum Diaries: Cleaning the world’s biggest machine
SMU postdoctoral researcher Aidan Randle-Conde, SMU Department of Physics, posted about his experience working at the world’s largest physics experiment at CERN on the blog Quantum Diaries.
Randle-Conde’s March 6 entry details his thoughts about “Cleaning the world’s biggest machine,” CERN’s Atlas detector. Continue reading
Middle school boys who are reluctant readers value reading more after using e-readers
Middle school boys rated reading more valuable as an activity after two months of using an e-reader, according to SMU research.
The findings come from a study of 199 middle school students who struggle with reading and who participated in a reading improvement class with Amazon’s Kindle e-reader, says Dara Williams-Rossi, SMU. Continue reading
National Geographic: Andrés Ruzo, geothermal researcher
National Geographic has launched its new Explorers web site, which includes SMU doctoral student Andrés Ruzo.
The Explorers site acknowledges the work of the world’s scientists whose research is made possible in part through funding from National Geographic. Continue reading
The New York Times: The Fast Life of Oscar Pistorius
The New York Times has written a comprehensive piece on the long-running global controversy surrounding double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius, the South African vying to compete in the Olympics.
The Jan. 18 article, “The Fast Life of Oscar Pistorius,” cites extensively the work of SMU’s Peter Weyand, an expert in human locomotion.
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SMU physicists at CERN find hints of long sought after Higgs boson — dubbed the fundamental “God” particle
In a giant game of hide and seek, physicists say there are indications they finally may have found evidence of the long sought after fundamental particle called the Higgs boson.
Researchers at Switzerland-based CERN, the largest high-energy physics experiment in the world, have been seeking the Higgs boson since it was theorized in the 1960s. The so-called “God” particle is believed to play a fundamental role in solving the important mystery of why matter has mass. Continue reading