Nobel Prize awarded for discoveries in cosmology
Cosmologist Jim Peebles won the Nobel Prize in Physics for work that contributed to our modern understanding of the universe. Continue Reading →
Category: Briefs 2020
Princeton appoints first vice dean for innovation
Rodney Priestley, professor of chemical and biological engineering and a leading researcher in the area of complex materials and processing, has been named Princeton University’s inaugural vice dean for innovation, effective Feb. 3, 2020. Continue Reading →
Motion-capture technology assists in neuroscience studies
A new technology can automatically track animals’ body parts in video to measure the behavior of animals. Continue Reading →
Deep learning detects mutations behind autism
A Princeton-led team has decoded the impact of a new class of mutations in people with autism. Continue Reading →
People adapt to societal diversity
The team examined 22 years of psychological, sociological and demographic data from more than 338,000 respondents in 100+ countries. Continue Reading →
AI accelerates fusion energy research
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are using AI to forecast disruptions that can halt fusion reactions. Continue Reading →
Finding the Lost Generation
A new interactive website provides scholars and the public with insights into the Lost Generation, a group of writers and artists that came of age during World War I. Continue Reading →