Experiment Reaches Critical Temperature to Unlock Search for Dark Matter | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (03/18/2026) — University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers working on the Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS) experiment are part of a team who successfully cooled the experiment to its base temperature—the temperature required for the superconducting detectors to become operational, which is hundreds of times colder than […]
UAH to Host Southeast Aerial Drone Competition Regional Championship April 17–18 for Middle and High School Students | Newswise
[ad_1] BYLINE: Russ Nelson Newswise — The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, will host the Southeast Aerial Drone Competition (ADC) Regional Championship April 17–18 at Spragins Hall on the UAH campus. The event will bring middle and high school students from across the Southeast to Huntsville […]
Hidden signal shifts in GPS and BeiDou revealed and stabilized | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) transmit extremely weak signals that are vulnerable to interference and intentional jamming. Flex power technology allows ground controllers to redistribute signal energy, strengthening specific transmissions without increasing total satellite power. While this improves anti-interference capability, it also alters signal characteristics and introduces unexpected errors into high-precision positioning […]
Feeling the Vibe
[ad_1] Newswise — It started with a social media post from Andrej Karpathy, one of the founders of OpenAI. Last year, he tweeted, “There’s a new kind of coding I call ‘vibe coding,’ where you fully give into the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.” Karpathy said that large language models and voice-to-text […]
How Olympic Athletes Use Science to Win, According to an Expert | Newswise
[ad_1] BYLINE: Melody Warnick Newswise — Racing through the air at Olympic speeds, athletes at the Winter Olympics in Milan will need more than strength and skill—they’ll need science. In sports like ski jumping, skeleton, and speed skating, aerodynamics can make the difference between getting the gold or going home empty-handed. And athletes know it. […]
Georgia Tech Names Mike Gazarik Director of Georgia Tech Research Institute | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — Georgia Institute of Technology has named Michael “Mike” Gazarik as the new director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and a Georgia Tech senior vice president, effective February 16. A nationally respected aerospace and research leader, Gazarik has led large, complex research organizations across government, industry, and academia, shaping strategy, driving […]