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BYU back to E3 with Nokbak

June 19, 2017
Nokbak is the third BYU-created video game in five years to be nominated as a finalist in E3’s College Game Competition.

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Hottest known planet discovery published in Nature

June 06, 2017
The temperature of KELT-9b, whose discovery BYU researchers contributed to, is 8,000 degrees Fahrenheit — just shy of the temperature of our sun.

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New dean for BYU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

May 22, 2017
Brigham Young University Academic Vice President Brent W. Webb announced this week that C. Shane Reese has been named the new dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

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Training computers, helping humans

May 01, 2017
Three BYU professors recently received Career Awards: the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for junior faculty.

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Lab on a chip designed to minimize preterm births

April 13, 2017
With help from a palm-sized plastic rectangle, BYU researchers are hoping to minimize the problem of premature deliveries. The chip is designed to predict, with up to 90 percent accuracy, a woman’s risk for a future preterm birth.

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BYU profs discover Moabosaurus in excavations from Utah's 'gold mine'

April 12, 2017
Meet Utah’s newly discovered dinosaur, Moabosaurus utahensis, whose past offers insights into the state’s ancient history.

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Lego figurines don’t stand a chance against time reversal

March 29, 2017
A BYU researcher's targeted sound vibrations can topple individual Lego figurines without touch — and the applications extend far beyond play.

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BYU researchers help discover massive exoplanet

March 27, 2017
Understanding more about KELT-16b, though it’s “as different from Earth as you could possibly get,” might ultimately give scientists a better understanding of our own planet.

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How eating less can slow the aging process

February 09, 2017
New BYU research shows why calorie restriction made mice live longer and healthier lives.

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BYU psychologist, physicist and statistician collaborate on unique study

November 02, 2016
Sunshine matters. A lot. The idea isn’t exactly new, but according to a recent BYU study, when it comes to your mental and emotional health, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the weather variable that matters most.

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Evolution and Faith to be Discussed at BYU’s Summerhays Lecture

September 14, 2016
Date: Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 Time: 6 p.m. Location: Varsity Theatre, Wilkinson Student Center, BYU Price: free Although the topics of evolution and faith are often seen as conflicting, BYU biology professor Steven L. Peck will argue otherwise in this fall’s Summerhays Lecture, titled Evolving Faith: Putting Evolution in an LDS Context.
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Searching for Alien Comets: BYU Researchers Create Guidebook to Aid in First Discovery

June 30, 2016
Treasure needs a map, vehicles need a manual, and, as it turns out, interstellar discoveries need a guidebook.

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Beetles are coming to eat all our trees. Their eyes may be the key to stopping them

June 29, 2016
The Emerald Ash Borer is eating its way across America. Next stop? Utah. But not if BYU biologists can do something about it.

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Professors Create Chemistry Camp to Fill Void, Inspire Young Minds

June 27, 2016
Chemistry Professor Daniel Ess was looking for a local and rigorous summer science camp to enroll his 10-year-old daughter in when he encountered a problem—there weren’t any.

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Physics Professor Makes Nanomagnetism Discovery

June 22, 2016
Dr. Karine Chesnel has always been fascinated with understanding how things work, particularly the secrets of magnetism. After years of research, she's discovered how to control a phenomenon called Magnetic Domain Memory.

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3D Printing for Dummies

June 21, 2016
What you sculpt is what you get.

A new method of 3D printing created by Computer Science Professors Michael Jones and Kevin Seppi removes the amount of skill required to design an object for 3D printing.

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Email Privacy: Finding the Balance Between Secure and Usable

May 25, 2016
When it comes to email security, sending an email is more similar to sending a postcard than a letter in a sealed envelope. A team of BYU computer scientists were honored for their research to make encrypting email easier.

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Crash Testing Bacteria: BYU Chemists Try to Find Fatal Limit

May 22, 2016
Smashing into a solid wall at 670 miles per hour doesn’t even leave a mark.

BYU Chemistry professor Daniel Austin and his graduate students are learning just how hard it can be to kill bacteria.

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