News: August 2007
Superlens avoids absorption
Aug 31, 2007
"Electromagnetically induced chirality" could make optical superlenses practical
Chinese law to promote honest research
Aug 31, 2007 2 comments
Amendment will prevent “failed” research from influencing funding
Warm ice could improve medical implants
Aug 30, 2007 2 comments
Simulations suggest ice forms on modified diamond at body temperature
Polaron melting heralds colossal resistance
Aug 27, 2007
Role of electron-phonon interactions is revealed
Modified gravity fails at long distances
Aug 24, 2007 3 comments
Only short-range modifications to Newton’s law fit planetary orbit data
Light collapses step-by-step
Aug 22, 2007 10 comments
Subtle technique could help explain measurement in quantum mechanics
‘Cosmic train wreck’ stumps dark-matter physicists
Aug 17, 2007 1 comment
Localized “core” of dark matter is unusual in a galaxy cluster merger
Interferometry images living cells in 3D
Aug 14, 2007 2 comments
Biological samples can be seen in their native state
Physicists minimize 'sticky friction' in tiny machines
Aug 10, 2007
Discovery could help to increase reliability of small mechanical systems
X-ray holography breaks the femtosecond barrier
Aug 9, 2007 1 comment
New technique could allow atomic processes to be studied in real time
Dirac medal honours charm-quark physicists
Aug 8, 2007
Jean Iliopoulos and Luciano Maiani each win $5,000
Laser flips magnetic bit without any help
Aug 4, 2007 2 comments
External field not needed to write data
New statistical analysis confirms human role in climate change
Aug 2, 2007 4 comments
Physicist rules out variations in solar activity