Brown computer scientist awarded Sloan Fellowship
February 28, 2017
Assistant Professor Tim Kraska wins a prestigious Sloan Fellowship for his work developing big data tools.
New studies illustrate how gamers get good
February 27, 2017
Researchers led by a Brown University computer scientist used data from online video games to study what kinds of practice and habits help people acquire skill.
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Dawn mission detects organics on dwarf planet Ceres
February 16, 2017
The discovery suggests that Ceres could once have had habitable environments.
Research reveals novel quantum state in strange insulating materials
February 9, 2017
Experiments show how electrons in Mott insulators with strong spin-orbit coupling arrange themselves to make the materials magnetic at low temperatures. The work could help zero in on a more complete quantum theory of magnetism.
Brown researchers pitch landing sites for NASA’s Mars 2020 mission
February 7, 2017
A group of Brown planetary scientists will travel to California this week to make the case for spots they think would be ideal for NASA’s next Mars rover.
Research pushes concept of entropy out of kilter
February 2, 2017
Entropy isn’t well understood in systems that aren’t at equilibrium, but a new experiment shows a non-equilibrium phenomenon that actually depends upon entropy.
Climate models may underestimate future warming on tropical mountains
January 27, 2017
By reconstructing past temperature change on Mount Kenya in East Africa, a new study suggests that future temperature changes on tropical mountains might be underestimated.
Earth’s orbital variations and sea ice synch glacial periods
January 26, 2017
Climate simulations show how changes in Earth’s orbit alter the distribution of sea ice on the planet, helping to set the pace for the glacial cycle.
Are Uber drivers entrepreneurs?
December 21, 2016
A case study created by Brown undergraduates as part of an entrepreneurship class investigates the entrepreneurial aspects of the ridesharing platform’s driver model.
Celebration in Stockholm: Kosterlitz receives Nobel Prize
December 10, 2016
Brown physicist Michael Kosterlitz stood on the most revered stage in all of science to receive his medal for the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics.