physics News

Students are conducting research in the areas of health, math, chemistry and space and are already making an impact.

Professor Bhimsen Shivamoggi’s systematic theoretical work was the focus of one of American Scientist magazine’s most popular blogs of 2020.

The material’s nanostructure design is based on how honeybees and other pollinators can manipulate pollen using microstructures and electric fields.

UCF junior Jillian Gloria strives to make the most of her STEM education and hopes one day to become an astronaut.

The satellite’s mission is to capture video of small particles colliding in microgravity, which will help scientists understand the earliest stages of planet formation.

The rankings appear in a new study that used citation metrics to help gauge scientific impact in a broad range of fields. 

NASA also announces successful storage of asteroid Bennu sample, after a 36-hour marathon operation.

Insights from the research will inform missions to land on the moon, asteroids and planets.

The doctoral students will recreate the conditions found on asteroids and comets in a lab at UCF to better understand their dynamics.