Aug. 12, 2020 Successful Second Rehearsal Puts OSIRIS-REx on Path to Asteroid Sample Collection During its final practice run in preparation for sample collection at asteroid Bennu, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft approached the surface closer than ever before.
Aug. 4, 2020 University of Arizona Awarded $26M to Architect the Quantum Internet The University of Arizona will lead a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center, called the Center for Quantum Networks, with core partners Harvard, MIT and Yale.
Aug. 3, 2020 Evidence Mounts that Brains Diverged from One Ancestral Arrangement Humans, mice and flies share the same fundamental genetic mechanisms that regulate the formation and function of certain brain areas, according to a new study.
June 25, 2020 Astronomers Discover 'Monster' Quasar from Early Universe The discovery of the most massive quasar known in the early universe challenges current theories of supermassive black hole formation and growth.
June 15, 2020 Shining a Light on COVID-19 Detection The startup that licensed a UArizona-invented ultraviolet spectrometer has been awarded a $1.5 million Air Force contract to build devices that can quickly detect COVID-19 in virus test samples.
June 11, 2020 Ingredients for Life Appear in Stellar Nurseries Long Before Stars are Born Astronomers probed a vast, cosmic cloud of gas and dust for traces of organic molecules that form building blocks for life. They found that such molecules appear hundreds of thousands of years before stars start to form.
May 28, 2020 Researchers Develop System to Address $150B Health Care Losses Due to No-Shows An engineering graduate student developed a system to help mitigate no-shows for health care appointments.
May 12, 2020 Physicists Offer a New 'Spin' on Memory UArizona researchers report a discovery that opens new possibilities in the development of spintronics, a new type of memory storage capable of processing information much faster than current technology while consuming less energy.
April 24, 2020 Inventors Formulate Material for More Powerful Lasers Inventors at the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences have developed a method for enhancing the performance of optical fiber lasers. UArizona has licensed the technology to startup CMLaser Technologies Inc.
April 21, 2020 What Helps Couples Weather Financial Storms As many couples feel the financial strain of COVID-19, researcher Ashley LeBaron says financial stress doesn't have to be detrimental to relationships.
