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Einstein’s relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows
Einstein’s relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows [email protected] July 9, 2026 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of how triple chemical bonds work in heavy elements. In a study published in Science, the researchers show evidence t
Telescope makers at Brown revel in centuries-old craft
Telescope makers at Brown revel in centuries-old craft [email protected] July 8, 2026 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Having recently earned his Ph.D. in astronomy and cosmology at Brown University, Alexis Ortega has cast his gaze through the eyepiece of a telescope hundreds, maybe thousands, of times. But on a recent evening at Brown’s Ladd Observator
Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska’s Aleutian Islands a later-life lift
Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska’s Aleutian Islands a later-life lift [email protected] June 25, 2026 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — New research by Brown University geologists confirms that the Aleutian Islands, the archipelago stretching from Alaska to Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, experienced a massive geological uplift between 5 million and 7
Physics-informed AI could accelerate development of controlled-release drug patches, bandages
Physics-informed AI could accelerate development of controlled-release drug patches, bandages [email protected] July 6, 2026 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence method for predicting the rate at which materials used in controlled drug-release systems will release therapeutic agents.
Video: Amid World Cup fever, mechanics expert at Brown explains the science of soccer
Video: Amid World Cup fever, mechanics expert at Brown explains the science of soccer [email protected] July 8, 2026 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — As the World Cup tournament heads into its quarterfinal round, soccer fan and Brown University engineering professor Roberto Zenit is thinking about the physics of the sport. In a series of short video int