News: November 2007
Neutrinos could probe Earth’s structure
Nov 30, 2007 1 comment
Technique would be more direct than seismology
UK physicist takes key fusion post
Nov 29, 2007 2 comments
Llewellyn Smith is appointed chair of ITER council
Probe likens young Venus to Earth
Nov 28, 2007
First results suggest Earth’s twin evolved very differently
Proto-galaxies tip cold dark matter
Nov 28, 2007 5 comments
Sighting confirms important stage of galactic evolution
Software tracks ‘monster waves’
Nov 23, 2007 1 comment
System could warn seafarers of 30-metre waves
High-Tc superconductors plug ‘terahertz gap’
Nov 23, 2007
Josephson junctions produce coherent terahertz radiation
Berry’s phase seen in solid-state qubit
Nov 22, 2007 1 comment
Breakthrough could lead to robust quantum computers
Results question merit of axion experiments
Nov 21, 2007 6 comments
Future tests could be futile, says physicist
Analysis confronts model of universe’s formation
Nov 16, 2007 2 comments
Physicist suggests CMB fluctuations originate in the Milky Way
‘Nanosoldering’ makes a clean contact
Nov 16, 2007
Technique can make electrical contacts on graphene and other nanostructures
Physicists spot unusual charged meson
Nov 15, 2007 5 comments
Rogue particle could contain four quarks, not two
Negative refraction ‘could trap rainbows’
Nov 14, 2007 2 comments
Effect could lead to better optical storage devices
New calculations target brightest-ever supernova
Nov 14, 2007 1 comment
Colliding stars and pulsating pairs could explain rare event
Relativity passes new test of time
Nov 14, 2007 11 comments
Scientists will have to look harder for physics beyond the Standard Model
‘Wormholes’ could be made from exotic materials
Nov 9, 2007 6 comments
Theoretical device could create a magnetic monopole
Cosmic-ray mystery solved at last
Nov 8, 2007 9 comments
Pierre Auger Observatory links ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays to black holes
Two is a crowd for quantum particles
Nov 8, 2007 3 comments
Double slit probes the limits of decoherence
FAIR gets the go-ahead
Nov 8, 2007 1 comment
New accelerator facility at GSI to be one of the world's largest
Universe could have a fifth less mass than current estimates
Nov 8, 2007 1 comment
Galactic-cluster X-rays may not come from hot gases
Physicists learn to forecast harmful ozone events
Nov 7, 2007
Study could help people with breathing difficulties
Cosmic collision explained without dark matter
Nov 6, 2007 2 comments
Physicists suggest modified gravity as an alternative
Single spins controlled by an electric field
Nov 3, 2007 1 comment
Breakthrough could simplify spintronics
New magnetic sensor could probe the brain
Nov 1, 2007 1 comment
Portable device operates at room temperature