New Physics

Physics research suggests new pathways for cancer progression

9 Feb 2012

Observing that certain cancer cells may exhibit greater flexibility than normal cells, some scientists believe that this capability promotes rapid tumor growth. Now computer simulations developed by Boston University Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Muhammad Zaman and collaborators at the University of Texas at Austin appear to support this view. A 3D model of healthy and cancer cells ...

Mathematical Universe and its Laws of Physics: Understanding Human Presence as a Part of the Space-Time Continuum

9 Feb 2012

Generating a scientific awareness on ‘How we exist in relation to the universe’ is a new initiative being taken by Neeti Sinha through her company Perceptions. Utilizing concepts in mathematics, findings in physics, and taking into account the role of the mind, Dr. Sinha will show how the Ultimate Reality can be accessed scientifically. The subject of the Ultimate Reality will be communicated ...

Physicist Hitoshi Murayama to direct new Kavli institute at Univ. of Tokyo

8 Feb 2012

The Kavli Foundation endowed a new Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the University of Tokyo to be directed by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama. While maintaining his position as UC Berkeley professor of physics, Murayama will guide institute research into cosmological questions such as how the universe began, how it will end and what laws govern it.