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Prof. Mike Lisa elected 2021 AAAS Fellow
In November, 2021, the AAAS Council elected 564 members as Fellows of AAAS. Election as a Fellow honors members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications in service…

Prof. Mohit Randeria awarded John Bardeen Prize
The 2022 John Bardeen Prize is awarded to Jörg Schmalian (Karlsruher Institute of Technology), Mohit Randeria, (The Ohio State University), and Peter Hirschfeld (…

Scientists create largest 3D map of the cosmos
Ohio State University scientists are collaborating on an international effort to produce a 3D map of the universe in unprecedented detail, allowing physicists and astronomers a clearer…

Resolving the black hole ‘fuzzball or wormhole’ debate
Black holes really are giant fuzzballs, a new study says.
The study attempts to put to rest the debate over Stephen Hawking’s famous information paradox, the problem created by Hawking’s…

Magnetic ‘hedgehogs’ could store big data in a small space
New study reveals a zoo of magnetic patterns at the atomic scaleAtomic-scale magnetic patterns resembling a hedgehog’s spikes could result in hard disks with massively larger capacities than…

Photonics and nanophotonics workshop for experts and novices
Kicking off Dec. 3 at 3:30 p.m., the Photonics and Nanophotonics Webinar Series hosted by The Institute for Optical Science brings together top researchers of the world!Photonics and…

Megan Nieberding recognized by SACNAS
During the 2021 annual SACNAS conference in October, members of the Ohio State SACNAS chapter participated by giving oral and poster presentations about their research as well as a panel…

Are Black Holes Actually Fuzzballs?
PBS recently featured the work of Prof. Samir Mathur and colleagues on SPACETIME: Are Black Holes Actually Fuzzballs? Fuzzballs are a model for resolving Hawking's paradox.
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The unexpected discovery of the double-charm tetraquark gives physicists fresh insight into the strongest of nature’s fundamental forces.
THIS SPRING, AT a meeting of Syracuse University’s quark physics group, Ivan Polyakov announced that he had uncovered the fingerprints of a semi-mythical particle.
“We said…