Brown University

Einstein’s relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows

Researchers have shown the first direct experimental evidence that the textbook triple bond structure breaks down in heavy ...
Brown University

Video: Amid World Cup fever, mechanics expert at Brown explains the science of soccer

In a series of short videos, Brown University engineering professor Roberto Zenit explores the physics of soccer as the World ...
Brown University

Telescope makers at Brown revel in centuries-old craft

Working for months with staff members in the Department of Physics, a group of students and faculty from Brown and RISD ...
Brown University

Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska’s Aleutian Islands a later-life lift

Researchers at Brown have shown the first direct evidence for a massive geologic uplift of the entire Aleutian Island archipelago driven by a rotation of the Pacific tectonic plate. PROVIDENCE, R.I.
Brown University

‘1776 Across the Americas’: Exhibition at Brown examines year of American Revolution

A John Carter Brown Library exhibition explores events and milestones of 1776, from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the mapping of San Francisco Bay and beyond. PROVIDENCE, R.I.