Physicists at West Virginia University have discovered a way to control a newly discovered quantum particle, potentially leading to faster computers and other electronic devices. Weyl fermions, massless quasiparticles that were predicted to exist in 1930 by mathematician H. Weyl, were first detected separately by three independent research groups in 2015.
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The Health Sciences Innovation Center will host a year-end reception highlighting its incubator companies and invites everyone to join in celebrating its accomplishments Dec.14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute.
Professors Gordon Tait and Belinda Carpenter will provide a presentation open to faculty, staff and students.The presentation, “Suicide Determination, Comparative Statistics and the Complexities of Coronial Practice,” will be Dec. 13 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in 1909 HSC North.
The event will feature the riveting film “Polytechnique” and a memorial for the 14 women at 2 p.m. in the Gluck Theatre in the Mountainlair. It is free and open to the public and sponsored by the Research Center on Violence and the Violence Research and Awareness Association.
The Health Sciences Innovation Center will hold a year-end reception highlighting incubator companies and celebrating their accomplishments. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to join for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 14 at the WVU Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute atrium.
WVU Urgent Care physician Saira George, MD, discusses diagnosis and treatment for pain and why you may not receive a prescription at your initial clinic visit.