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6.11.25

'Impossible' particle that hit Earth may have been dark matter

NewScientist
6.11.25

Why the Moon shimmers with shiny glass beads
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6.6.25

Cracking the dark matter code: WashU Physics hosts ADMX Collaboration

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6.6.25

Uncovering how cells allocate space to make way for new growth

The Source
6.3.25

Muons’ magnetism matches theory, easing an enduring physics conundrum

ScienceNews
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6.3.25

Physics undergraduate student named Astronaut Scholar

The Source
Takuya Okawa
5.29.25

Takuya Okawa named semifinalist for Dean’s Award for Graduate Research Excellence

Sheng Ran
5.29.25

New tool helps discover materials that could revolutionize quantum computing chips

Interesting Engineering
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5.21.25

Undergraduate research: Where physics meets a little wonder and a lot of discovery

Graham Chambers-Wall
5.20.25

From WashU to Los Alamos: Physics graduate student selected for DOE research program

5.19.25

Speaking science to power
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5.16.25

Touching the Moon and Mars, right here in St. Louis!

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