Physics and Astronomy 2020 news archive

Scientists explore low-energy approach to probe mystery of fundamental physics - 7 January 2020
Quantum innovation promises 'cold atoms in your pocket' at world's biggest tech show - 9 January 2020
Exploding stars algorithm to be trained to detect early warning signs of skin cancer - 10 January 2020
Arctic expedition unravels mysteries of the Northern Lights - 21 January 2020
Spiralling gas approaching black hole mapped through 'cosmic echolocation' - 23 January 2020
Southampton Centres of Excellence launched to generate sustainable digital technologies - 10 February 2020
Engineering and Technology Careers Fair seeks outstanding student talent - 12 February 2020
Search for particle superpartners gathers pace at the Large Hadron Collider - 17 February 2020
Shining a spotlight on Southampton research at Light Up Poole digital arts festival - 27 February 2020
STEM roller derby showcases inspirational female and non-binary scientists - 19 March 2020
Stephen Hawking Fellow to push the boundaries of particle physics at Southampton - 3 April 2020
Exploring the role of quantum effects in the way light-harvesting bio-molecules function - 22 April 2020
Explore the Northern Lights with Aurora Zoo - 28 April 2020
Future Leaders Fellow to help unlock transformative potential of multiferroics - 30 April 2020
Southampton professor awarded international honour for 'liquid light' discovery - 18 May 2020
Southampton physicist joins space tech fellowship programme with quantum innovation - 28 May 2020
Ultrafast microscale platform simulates complex delay-coupled systems - 1 June 2020
Physics PhD graduate's thesis gains global recognition - 3 June 2020
Reducing hypertension in low- and middle-income countries - 4 June 2020
A Universe-inspired art challenge - 8 June 2020
Southampton fellowship to use International Space Station data to understand black holes and neutron stars - 9 June 2020
Physicists hunt the invisible universe to unravel nature's greatest mysteries - 30 June 2020
Plasma patterning technique forms new optical metasurfaces - 8 July 2020
Phase change material breakthrough bridges the gap between electronics and photonics - 15 July 2020
Flavour Physics arms researchers to unlock universe's subatomic secrets - 31 July 2020
Thermal imaging reveals Northern Lights as both beauty and beast - 11 August 2020
Gamma-ray astronomy techniques channelled to improve nuclear medicine - 17 August 2020
Physicists use light as 'subatomic zip tie' to create atom-like objects - 25 August 2020
Spotlight on the Space Environment Physics Group - 23 September 2020
New calculation refines comparison of matter with antimatter - 24 September 2020
High contrast 3D histology demonstrated with sandpaper X-ray technique - 25 September 2020
Polaritonics research develops new artificial lattice platform - 29 September 2020
Black hole vanishing act offers new insight into universe's mysteries - 14 October 2020
Rare blast of light reveals star's dramatic death by 'spaghettification' - 15 October 2020
Spotlight on the Quantum Light and Matter Group - 23 October 2020
Prize winning astronomy-inspired art showcases supernovae and dark energy - 3 November 2020
Southampton expertise supports nanosatellite development to measure Earth's magnetic field - 9 November 2020
Southampton physicists congratulate Nobel Prize winner Sir Roger Penrose - 12 November 2020
Deep space imaging collaboration focuses on new ultra-low noise camera - 13 November 2020
Expanding NExT Institute forges new connections between experiment and theory - 14 December 2020