UCF Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Fund Groundbreaking Friction Research Masahiro Ishigami’s work is poised to help bridge a major knowledge gap in the application of nanoscale friction models to high-speed, real-world systems.
UCF Experimental Space Dirt Used by NASA, Private Companies to Advance Space Exploration Almost 25 tons of high-fidelity simulant has been shipped so far this year to scientists and engineers around the world so they can test their ideas before launching them into space.
Fresh Take on Quantum Computing Earns UCF Graduate Student Top Prize Physics Ph.D. student Eric Switzer takes the IBM-Zerner Graduate Student Award at the Sanibel Symposium.
From the ‘Smithsonian’ Magazine to the Tonight Show, UCF Research has a Big Year in the News UCF’s Top 10 research stories focused on work that battled threats and sought out opportunities to advance us as a species.
UCF Develops the World’s First Optical Oscilloscope The innovation could be a game-changer for communication technologies, such as phones and internet connections.
Self-Assembly Landing Pads for the Moon — UCF Researchers Are Working on It UCF researchers are working with private companies to develop some intriguing ways to get astronauts to the moon safely.
UCF Physics Professor Named Jefferson Science Fellow Physics Professor Humberto Campins, an expert on asteroids, is the fourth UCF professor to receive the national honor.
UCF’s Expertise Gets Invite to Ivy League Network of Large Laser Energy Facilities The goal of LaserNetUS is to establish the United States as the leader in the world’s race to advance intense laser science.
UCF Grad Student Leaves No Stone Unturned to Advance Space Exploration This Knight leaves no stone unturned, not even on the moon. Autumn Shackelford is a physics doctoral student studying planetary bodies without atmospheres. Specifically, she…
UCF Celebrates World Space Week All October Long While the United Nations designated a weeklong celebration, space is a lifetime passion at UCF, reflected in its research and on the football field.