News: March 2007
Large Hadron Collider faces delay
Mar 30, 2007
Failure of key superconducting magnets puts 2007 opening of CERN accelerator in doubt
Quasicrystals are selective with terahertz light
Mar 29, 2007
Irregularly-spaced holes let through more light than you'd expect
Quantum lottery is your best bet
Mar 28, 2007
In the quantum world everyone could be a winner, says physics student
Probe seeks changes in fine-structure constant
Mar 23, 2007
Microwaves illuminate atomic transitions from the dark ages
Magnifying superlenses show more detail than before
Mar 22, 2007
Designs could make the optical imaging of DNA molecules possible
Spins take their time to relax
Mar 22, 2007
Organic nanowire "spin valves" could be ideal for use in spintronic devices
Hospital scanners could control cell-sized medical devices
Mar 20, 2007
Physicists remotely control metal beads in blood vessels
Double-negative metamaterial edges towards the visible
Mar 16, 2007
Fishnet structure gives negative permeability
Experiment sets the ultimate test for Newton's laws
Mar 16, 2007
Rare opportunity could give evidence against dark matter
Geophysicists offer explanation for Andes formation
Mar 15, 2007
3D simulation unveils mystery of the mountain range
Physicists watch the "birth, life and death of a photon"
Mar 14, 2007
Single photon observed hundreds of times without being destroyed
"Thermal runaway" weakens even the best crystals
Mar 12, 2007
80-year-old theory may not set maximum strength after all
Molten sodium mimics Earth's magnetic-field flipping
Mar 9, 2007
Physicists witness magnetic reversal for first time in the lab
Gamma-ray observatory takes share of Descartes prize
Mar 8, 2007
European Union rewards outstanding science
Sunlight puts asteroids in a spin
Mar 7, 2007
Astronomers find evidence linking sunlight to how fast asteroids rotate
Model puts new spin on hurricane prediction
Mar 2, 2007
High-resolution data explain curious "eyewall replacement"
Nanorods make "ideal" anti-reflection coatings
Mar 1, 2007
Material first thin optical film with refractive index close to air
When graphene meets negative refraction
Mar 2, 2007
Researchers think that graphene could be used to make a tiny electron lens