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Quantum machine

In the News: Chemistry World

Purer silicon lets robust quantum computing get started on a new medium

Northern Lights

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Calgary's Space Frontier

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UCalgary's most-read research news of 2025

Aurora

In the News: Calgary Herald

Winter blesses us with wonderful night-sky viewing

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Robert Thirsk: Finding space science, exploration at UCalgary event

Meteor shower

In the News: CBC Calgary Eyeopener

Geminid meteor shower

Graphic of second-harmonic generation in diamond

UCalgary scientists discover new fundamental property of diamond

Astronaut Robert Thirsk at Found in Space event

In the News: CTV News

University of Calgary and astronaut Robert Thirsk team up to get students pumped up about space research

Found in space event

In the News: Calgary Sun

Astronaut Robert Thirsk on aliens, inspiration and life in space

Nuclear energy

In the News: Medicine Hat News

Province continues nuclear energy education as it builds strategy