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Columbia Researchers Squeeze Light into Nanoscale Devices and Circuits

Columbia Researchers Squeeze Light into Nanoscale Devices and Circuits

May 23, 2018
nanoscience   physics  

The team is the first to directly image propagation and dynamics of graphene plasmons at very low temperatures; their findings could impact optical communications and signal processing.

There’s Another Weird Tropical Cyclone Headed to the Middle East

There’s Another Weird Tropical Cyclone Headed to the Middle East

May 23, 2018

“This is definitely an anomalously active moment, especially with both storms making landfall, and this current one looking to be pretty intense by the standards of the region,” said Adam Sobel, an extreme weather expert at Columbia.

Applying Machine Learning Tools to Earthquake Data Offers New Insights

Applying Machine Learning Tools to Earthquake Data Offers New Insights

May 23, 2018
earthquakes   fundamental science  

“It’s a totally new way of studying earthquakes,” said study coauthor Benjamin Holtzman. “These machine learning methods pick out very subtle differences in the raw data that we’re just learning to interpret.”

Tracking the Kilauea Eruption

Tracking the Kilauea Eruption

May 23, 2018
fundamental science   volcanoes  

A volcanology team from Columbia is on-site to witness Hawaii’s volcanic eruption and be of service to the local authorities in their constant chase to monitor the volcano and protect the public.

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