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Will gravitational waves solve one of physics’ greatest mysteries? (Weekend feature)

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“Gravitational waves will bring us extremely accurate maps of black holes – maps of their space-time. These maps will clearly indicate whether or not we are dealing with black holes as described by general relativity,” said the winner of the Nobel Prize, Caltech. Kip Thorne. Scientists at Cardiff University’s Gravity Exploration Institute are using the …

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“Is our universe extremely unnatural, a strange permutation? (Weekend feature)

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“Is our universe extremely unnatural, a strange permutation among countless other possibilities, observed for the sole reason that its special conditions allowed life to occur, or, are the properties of the universe unavoidable , predictable, i.e. ‘natural’, lock together in a sensible pattern?” This is the question, the great unknownwhich worries the theoretical physicist Nima …

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UConn researcher’s work to feature in International Space Station mission – UConn Today

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A UConn biomedical engineering professor engaged in pioneering tissue research has won a contract with NASA to manufacture therapeutic biomaterials in low-gravity conditions aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Associate Professor Yupeng Chen and his team of six graduate students and eight undergraduate students will work with astronauts aboard the ISS to conduct experiments to …

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