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The National Science Foundation has awarded a $52.66 million grant to fund a major infrastructure upgrade to the Simons Observatory in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Upgrades are expected to take about five years; the resulting facility will be known as the Advanced Simons Observatory (ASO).

Quantum science, particle physics and nanoscale motors awarded support from Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Tech Fund Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research May 11, 2021 10 a.m. Three projects that aim to pioneer new discoveries with the potential to transform entire fields of inquiry and propel innovation have been awarded funding through the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund. Photo by Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications New quantum ma...

John Sullivan, Office of Engineering Communications Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research Jan. 29, 2021 10 a.m. On April 1, 2020, as the pandemic threatened to overwhelm area hospitals, Andrew Leifer was looking for a way to help. The Princeton University physicist connected with doctors at the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia who were working to prevent a looming shortage in machines used to keep patients breathing. Penn Medicine, which runs hospitals in...