Research offers clues about the timing of Jupiter's formation
December 9, 2016
The new study shows that Jupiter had probably reached its present day size by about 5 million years after the first solids in the solar system formed.
New compound targets TB bacterium’s defense against the immune system
December 5, 2016
Developed by chemists at Brown University in conjunction with colleagues at MIT and Cornell, the compound could enable a new drug strategy for treating tuberculosis.
Video: Kosterlitz meets with President Obama in the Oval Office
December 1, 2016
Obama congratulated four American 2016 Nobel Laureates on their "amazing work."
Quantum obstacle course changes material from superconductor to insulator
November 30, 2016
The research could help scientists better understand how defects can affect the quantum behavior of materials.
Nobel Prize festivities to kick off with D.C. event
November 29, 2016
A week before heading to Sweden to receive the Nobel Prize, Brown physicist and 2016 Nobel Laureate Michael Kosterlitz will meet President Obama and participate in a discussion at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Scientists reconstruct formation of the Appalachians
November 21, 2016
A new study finds that the process that built the Appalachian Mountains 300 million years ago is similar to the process building the Himalayas today.
Questions for Seny Kamara
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee tackles data privacy and national security
November 17, 2016
Seny Kamara, a computer scientist at Brown, is part of a committee that will explore the tradeoffs between data privacy, encryption, national security and law enforcement.
Brown planetary scientist elected to Russian Academy of Sciences
November 8, 2016
Professor Jim Head is honored as a foreign member for his decades of contributions to planetary science.
Researchers use graphene templates to make new metal-oxide nanostructures
November 7, 2016
Metal-oxide films with wrinkles and crumples transferred from graphene templates have improved properties as catalysts and electrodes.
Brown researchers developing new interactive sleep app
November 1, 2016
The new approach combines personal sleep analytics with recommendations based on the scientific sleep literature.