Physics & Astronomy

Faculty of Science researchers part of international effort to cool a sample of antimatter to near absolute zero

The international ALPHA collaboration at CERN, which includes Department of Physics & Astronomy professor Scott Menary, is touting their newest experiment made possible with a Canadian-built laser. The researchers were able to accomplish the world’s first laser-based manipulation of antimatter, leveraging a UBC-built laser system to cool a sample of antimatter down to near absolute zero. The research paper was published […]

Faculty of Science researchers awarded more than $5 million in funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation

Faculty of Science researchers have been awarded more than $5 million in research infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The funding was part of an announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of more than $518 million to support 102 projects at 35 post-secondary institutions and research hospitals across the country. York University Distinguished […]

Professor Emeritus Allan Carswell appointed to Order of Ontario

Dr. Allan Carswell, Physics Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Science, has been appointed to the Order of Ontario. "We wish to congratulate Dr. Carswell on his appointment to the Order of Ontario," says Rui Wang, Dean of the Faculty of Science. "Dr. Carswell has been a tremendous benefactor of York, and particularly of the […]

Prof Eric Hessels wins prestigious 2020 CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics

YFile story from November 17, 2020 Precision matters. York University Distinguished Research Professor Eric Hessels, who has conducted the most precise measurement to date of the fine structure of helium and of the hydrogen n=2 Lamb shift to come closest to solving the proton-size puzzle, deals in precision every day. It is his work in the precision measurement […]

Listening to the Ear: The Biophysics of Hearing

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Science researchers receive more than $4 million in NSERC Discovery Grants

As SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to mutate, it is important to check the efficacy of current diagnostic tests, say York University researchers, who found seven out of 27 methods had potential sequence mismatch issues that may lead to underperforming or false-negative COVID-19 test results.

York U Observatory hosts new online tours and Canadian Astronomical Society Conference

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Observatory has implemented different formats for engaging with the public.

Ancient stellar collisional ring galaxy forms stars 50 times faster than Milky Way

Researchers have found a rare and massive collisional ring galaxy from some 10.8 billion years ago that is forming stars 50 times faster than the Milky Way, says York University Postdoctoral Fellow Leo Alcorn of the Faculty of Science.

Hungry galaxies grow fat on flesh of their neighbours

Exactly how massive galaxies attain their size is poorly understood, not least because they swell over billions of years. But now through a combination of observation and modelling, researchers, including the Faculty of Science’s Leo Alcorn, a York Science Fellow, have found a clue.