Physics
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Nobel Prize in physics goes to trio for opening door to ‘world of electrons’Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for creating incredibly short pulses of light that can capture processes inside atoms and molecules.WorldOct 3, 2023
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Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 scientists for work on quantum scienceAlain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger were cited by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for 'pioneering quantum information science.'ScienceOct 4, 2022
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Physicists and business figures gather in Vancouver to crack theory of everythingThe theories of quantum mechanics and general relativity have been used respectively to describe how matter behaves, as well as space, time and gravity.ScienceAug 17, 2022
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Spectacular aurora borealis takes over the North American night skyAn awe-inspiring aurora borealis stretched across much of Canada and parts of the U.S., with purple, pink, teal and green hues dancing and shimmering as far as the eye could see.ScienceOct 12, 2021
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Wobbly muon particles hint at a new, secret force of natureA shaky subatomic particle threatens to shake up scientists' whole understanding of the way the universe works.ScienceApr 8, 2021
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How math, science and forensics come together to unlock collision reconstruction casesGlobal News spoke with members of the York Regional Police major collision investigations unit to get a fuller understanding of how math and science propel reconstruction cases forward.TrafficAug 27, 2020
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Vaughan math and physics teacher uses rap to help students learnDrorit Weiss believes her students can reach higher degrees of success and engage on a deeper level when they’re having fun.EducationMar 4, 2019
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Canadian Light Source research paving way for next-generation electronicsResearchers at the Canadian Light Source are experimenting with properties that could be harnessed for use in future generations of electronic devices.ScienceJul 24, 2018
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University of Alberta scientists help track high energy neutrino in deep spaceA University of Alberta astronomer says tracing a single neutrino to a black hole four billion light-years distant will give researchers a whole new way to probe the universe's most exotic secrets.ScienceJul 12, 2018
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Canada to invest $12M in deep-freeze modules for CERN’s Large Hadron ColliderThe world's most powerful particle accelerator is set to receive a significant helping hand from Canada as it undergoes major performance-boosting upgrades.CanadaJun 25, 2018
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