Fife young stars set for grand bandstand weekend
Young musicians are taking over bandstands across Fife this weekend as part of an award-winning music outreach programme run by the University.
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Researchers make indoor light energy breakthrough for wearable health sensors
Researchers at the University of St Andrews have made significant progress towards powering wearable health sensors through indoor artificial light energy.
St Andrews scientists turn up the heat on physics phenomenon
A structure that can control the location and energy of quantum particles which could has been made at room temperature by researchers at St Andrews.
Micro-fridge research paves the way to quantum entanglement with large objects
A team of international researchers has created a micro-refrigerator the size of a blood cell to cool adjacent objects, which could have major applications in quantum technologies.
Dark matter halos
A new study challenges a previously accepted view of the universe by showing that the Fornax Cluster is free of dark matter halos.
Einstein’s theory of relativity reveals lonely black hole
A lonely stellar-mass black hole has been discovered for the first time by a team of scientists that involved the critical expertise of researchers at the University of St Andrews.
New spin on galaxy rotation
An international group of astronomers, led by a St Andrews physicist, has revived an alternative gravity theory.
New source for planetary water explored
New findings by an international team of astronomers reveal that some planets may have had water since their creation.
Rare planet found in space telescope photobomb
A rare planet has been found by a team of researchers while exploring the Nu2 Lupi planetary system.
WARP speed
Scientists from the University of St Andrews learn to measure the tiniest forces living cells exert at sheer WARP speed.