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The ISU Planetarium presents Season of Light, November 30-December 15. The Illinois State University Planetarium will offer its holiday program Season of Light, running weekends from November 30 through December 15.  Show times are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays.  [Read the rest]
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Physics fall colloquium series: Quantum entanglement, November 27. The Fall Physics Colloquium Series will be at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays in Moulton Hall, room 214. The events are free and open to the University community.  [Read the rest]
Q. Charles Su and Rainer Grobe have forged a long-lasting partnership at Illinois State. The work shown is from “Quantum-Mechanical Approach to the Laser-Assisted Vacuum Decay.” (Q. Z. Lv, S. Dong, C. Lisowski, R. Pelphrey, Y. T. Li, Q. Su, and R. Grobe) Physical Review A (2018).
Dynamic duo laser in on physics’ deepest questions. Rainer Grobe and Q. Charles Su have become more than colleagues. For the last 23 years, the Distinguished Professors of physics have worked side by side on the cutting edge of laser research while mentoring scores of undergraduate students at Illinois State University. [Read the rest]
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The ISU Planetarium presents The Farthest: Voyager in Space, November 15. This documentary film will be offered free in the Planetarium from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, November 15.   [Read the rest]
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Physics News from Around the World

Physicists beat Lorentz reciprocity for microwave transmission

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:27:47 GMT

New device could boost telecommunications and be adapted for photonics
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Japan’s SuperKEKB set for first particle collisions

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:45:12 GMT

Revamped accelerator will soon be smashing electrons and positrons together
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Wood-based 'supermaterial' is stronger and tougher than steel

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:10:36 GMT

New material is made by compressing treated wood
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