In The News: Division of Research

Quanta Magazine

Astronomers have spent decades, if not centuries, hoping to see embryonic planets. As of a year ago, the closest they had come was the discovery of gaps, thought to be caused by budding planets, in the spinning disks of gas and dust that surround young stars. But they weren’t sure how to interpret these indirect clues.

Grocery Dive

The fact that discounters are resonating in a strong economy shows just how much shoppers value a bargain. It's also testament to the broadening appeal these stores have, with fresher, higher-quality assortment and updated store layouts reaching consumers higher up the income ladder.

Hotel Business

Ê×Ò³| Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (UNLV) and Caesars Entertainment have partnered to deliver a technology hub designed to assist innovators with testing and showcasing new gaming and hospitality concepts.

Newswise

Warming oceans. Shrinking ice sheets. Intense rainfall events. Rising sea levels.

Fortune

How’s the economy doing? Better than you might expect, and worse than you might have hoped, according to the National Association of Business Economics.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Clark County would generate $108 million yearly if the commission imposed a quarter-cent sales tax to fund education and social services, as authorized by a new state law, county spokesman Erik Pappa said.

Yogonet International

Unikrn is a technology company that has recently launched Unikrn Virtual, an innovative kind of betting enabling eSports fans to bet on the outcome of top teams from an existing pool of past professional matches, giving users access to key information about an upcoming randomly generated round of Counter-Strike: GO.

All Ê×Ò³| Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Circuits

The Design Automation Conference is 56 years old and is recognized as the premier conference for design and automation of electronic systems. Attendees include system designers, architects, logic and circuit designers, validation engineers, CAD managers, as well as managers, executives, and researchers and academicians from over 1,000 organizations.

Science & Technology Research News

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists in collaboration with University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) have discovered a previously unknown pressure induced phase transition for TATB that can help predict detonation performance and safety of the explosive. The research appears in the May 13 online edition of the Applied Physics Letters and it is highlighted as a cover and featured article.

Medical Xpress

There have been many famous duos throughout history: Sonny and Cher. Batman and Robin. Penn and Teller.

Tech Explorist

Determining the unreacted equation of state of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB) is challenging because it exhibits low crystal symmetry and low X-ray scattering strength.

Phys.Org

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists in collaboration with University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) have discovered a previously unknown pressure induced phase transition for TATB that can help predict detonation performance and safety of the explosive. The research appears in the May 13 online edition of the Applied Physics Letters and it is highlighted as a cover and featured article.