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Yuen Yiu

Staff Writer

Yuen Yiu has a Ph.D. in Physics from University of Tennessee and a bachelor's degree, also in Physics, from University of Michigan. During his time as a scientific researcher he worked at numerous institutions including Brookhaven National Lab, Oak Ridge National Lab, Ames National Lab, and Argonne National Lab. His area of expertise includes various investigative techniques using X-Ray and neutron scattering on materials. Originally from Hong Kong, Yuen is fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin. In Yuen’s spare time he enjoys running and playing music.

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Space

Bigravity: A Hidden 'Gear' for Gravity?

Physicists come up with alternate explanation of gravity that may implicate dark energy, which comprises 70 percent of our universe.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Physics

BRIEF: A Brittle Crystal Becomes Flexible in the Dark

Scientists have just found out that zinc sulfide, a relatively common semiconductor material, becomes pliable when kept in the dark.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Earth

BRIEF: Tourism Responsible for 8 Percent of All Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Researchers found that efforts to curtail tourism-related emissions have been outpaced by the industry's growth.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Physics

From Tiny Neutron Skins, the Secrets of Neutron Stars

Physicists are looking inside atoms on Earth to learn more about mysterious neutron stars thousands of light-years away.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Physics

Using Deep Learning to Navigate Chaos in Many-Body Problems

Researchers use machine learning to solve the long standing “sign problem” in computational physics.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Folding, Cutting and Crumpling Graphene

Before learning what can be done with graphene, we need to know what can be done to graphene.

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