Physics

Getting warmer: UT researchers uncover info on new superconductors (The Oak Ridger)

9 Jul 2008

The world of physics is on fire about a new kind of superconductor, and a group of researchers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, led by physicist Pengcheng Dai ,are in the middle of the heat.

Viet Nam prepares to host world physics competition (Việt Nam News)

9 Jul 2008

QUANG NINH — Vietnam is geared up to to host the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2008 in Ha Noi from July 20-29, said a government official on Monday.

The 3-minute interview: Dr. Makarand Paranjape (The Washington Examiner)

9 Jul 2008

Dr. Makarand Paranjape, associate professor of physics at Georgetown University, is the co-investigator of a glucose sensor project that could all but eliminate painful finger-pricking for diabetics. Georgetown recently entered into a partnership with Gentag Inc. and Science Applications International Corp. to make a blood-glucose testing product available to the public in the near future.