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A project to develop new ultrafast laser transmitter technology at The University of New Mexico is expected to have a revolutionary impact on the physics of semiconductor lasers, with potential applications that could result in ten times the speed of current fiber optic networks.

A new, National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is allowing researchers at The University of New Mexico to study how people are responding to the current political environment in the United States. Earlier this spring, the NSF awarded UNM Political...

When thinking of The University of New Mexico, many envision the white stucco tower of Mesa Vista Hall or the sprawling main campus bleeding into UNM Hospital. But 165 miles north is a more unique and intriguing part of the UNM campus: the D.H. Lawrence Ranch.

On a weekend in May – and again in October – dozens of volunteers gather at trailheads on the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon to engage hikers embarking on the arduous rim-to-rim traverse.  It’s not for the faint of heart. The trip covers 24...

For the first time ever, astronomers at The University of New Mexico say they’ve been able to observe and measure the orbital motion between two supermassive black holes hundreds of millions of light years from Earth – a discovery more than a decade in the making.

Sang Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of New Meixco, has been awarded one of the Oak Ridge Associate Universities (ORAU) 2017 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards.

About 30 local high school students visited The University of New Mexico School of Engineering on a recent Saturday to work with faculty and graduate students to learn how to build low-cost sensors, then put them to the test measuring the natural...

The University of New Mexico Formula SAE team has nearly two decades of design, build and racing experience under its belt. Under the direction of John Russell, professor of mechanical engineering, the team has grown and evolved, and also has had some great results, including being ranked as high as fifth best out of 125 in the United States and 18th best out of 500 in the world.

Graduate students and early-career researchers from around the world will be gathering this summer at The University of New Mexico for the 2017 Sandia National Laboratories Nonlinear Mechanics and Dynamics Summer Research Institute, known as NOMAD.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded The University of New Mexico a five-year, $12 million NSF Cooperative Agreement to operate the Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences or COMPRES. Distributed through NSF’s...