Scientists Capture First Direct Proof of Hofstadter Butterfly Effect

A team of researchers from several universities – including UCF –has observed a rare quantum physics effect that produces a repeating butterfly-shaped energy spectrum in a magnetic field, confirming the longstanding prediction of the quantum fractal energy structure called Hofstadter’s butterfly. This discovery by the team paves the way for engineering new types of extraordinary [...]

  • UCF Program Helps STEM Pros Transition to Teaching

    Scientists, engineers and mathematics professionals are educating the next generation of thinkers full-time thanks to an innovative program at the University of Central Florida that provides them with the knowledge and experience necessary to lead a classroom. Forty-six students, part of the first class of UCF’s Resident Teacher Professional Preparation Program, will graduate with Master [...]

  • UCF Teams Expert Earns Two NASA Grants Worth $1.8 Million

    NASA has announced that a UCF scientist will receive awards for a total of $1.8 million to study health and performance factors that could help future space crews travel to the moon, Mars or asteroids. Eduardo Salas, Pegasus and Trustee Chair professor of psychology and scientist with the Institute for Simulation and Training, will lead [...]

  • NASA Announces Two Awards for UCF Scientist

    NASA has announced that a UCF scientist will receive awards for a total of $1.8 million to study health and performance factors that could help future space crews travel to the moon, Mars or asteroids. Eduardo Salas, Pegasus and Trustee Chair professor of psychology and scientist with the Institute for Simulation and Training, will lead [...]

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  • Computer Scientists Suggest New Spin on Origins of Evolvability

    Scientists have long observed that species seem to have become increasingly capable of evolving in response to changes in the environment. But computer science researchers now say that the popular explanation of competition to survive in nature may not actually be necessary for evolvability to increase. In a paper published this week in PLOS ONE, [...]

  • $55 Million Grant Makes UCF, Florida History

    UCF today was awarded a $55 million NASA grant to build and launch into space an instrument the size of a microwave oven that will provide unprecedented imaging of the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The award is the largest single grant in UCF’s history, and UCF will become the first Florida university to lead a NASA [...]

  • Physicist, TV Guest Brian Greene to Visit UCF

    Brian Greene, a physicist who helped make string theory a common household phrase, will be visiting UCF on Thursday, April 18, to kick of the university’s State of STEM Conference. Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, has been studying the cosmos for decades and is considered a leading expert in the [...]

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Super Go-Kart

It’s a leaner, greener go-kart dreamed up by UCF mechanical engineering students.