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3D invisibility cloak unveiled

Mar 19, 2010 1 comment

Researchers hide a tiny bump from near-infrared light

'Standard candle' flickers too brightly

Mar 19, 2010 3 comments

Researchers identify a potential flaw in the evidence for dark energy

Quantum effect spotted in a visible object

Mar 18, 2010 15 comments

An important step towards testing Schrödinger's cat paradox

A radon detector for earthquake prediction

Mar 18, 2010 4 comments

Nobel laureate adapts his famous detector design for earthquake science

Top South African astronomer reinstated

Mar 17, 2010 2 comments

Phil Charles cleared of sharing astronomy plans with fellow scientists

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