Science Spotlights

Charging Up the Auto Industry

Feb 19, 2012

The 2006 documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car," suggested that electric cars would forever be just around the corner, never fully arriving in the U.S. market. But electric and hybrid vehicles are now available from a slew of major car manufacturers. Following the auto show in January, The Kavli Foundation brought together three experts to discuss battery technology and the future of electric cars.

KICP: Leading the Quest to Crack Cosmological Mysteries

Feb 14, 2012

During its first decade as a Physics Frontier Center, the Kavli Institute helped to establish the current cosmological paradigm. Now the Institute is launching its second decade with 21 key collaborators around the country and 15 institutional partners, including Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

A Roundtable Discussion with the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

Feb 7, 2012

At the newest Kavli Institute, solving the biggest mysteries of the cosmos is a "multilingual" enterprise where the research in mathematics, physics and astronomy combine to create a more complete understanding of the universe. A roundtable discussion with the Kavli IPMU's director and deputy directors.

Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo

Feb 6, 2012

On February 8th in Japan, the University of Tokyo (Todai) announced that The Kavli Foundation had established an endowment for the university’s Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (IPMU). With the endowment, the Institute also became the 16th Kavli institute worldwide – the sixth in astrophysics, third in theoretical physics, and the first to be established in Japan.