According to USU physicists, faster-than-light particles, or "tachyons", may be fundamentally impossible. If they're right, their new theory would also imply that time – seemingly one of the most fundamental facets of nature – is no more than a mirage.
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Mar 18, 2009
Mar 2, 2009
Joel Pederson is applying geological techniques to solve an archeological problem.
As obesity in America reaches epidemic proportions, researchers are keying in on the reasons for ever-expanding waistlines and attraction to junk food.
Feb 24, 2009
Utah State University geologist James “Jim” Evans is among a group of researchers peering deep into California’s San Andreas fault to explore previously unseen geophysical phenomena.
Feb 20, 2009
Students in USU's Women in Medicine club share career goals, study tips and confront barriers.
Feb 16, 2009
Scientists are pursuing earthquakes deep into their subterranean lairs, studying them on land and below the sea.
Feb 13, 2009
In a zany Valentine's fundraiser, ASUSU and the USU Bookstore urge Aggies to support their colleges' scholarship funds.
Geologist Melissa Jackson, Mathematician/Statistician Jay Jones, Physicist Jonathan Thompson and Computer Scientist Jerry Westberg receive university "A" Pins.
Feb 6, 2009
Goldwater Scholar Jodie Barker-Tvedtnes and her young daughter Kalila experience new discoveries at the American Geophysical Union Meeting in San Francisco.
USU nursing students Barry Boyce and Tyler Crookston, along with their professors Jon Kelly and Jody Reese, are shattering stereotypes about nursing.


