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News: January 2008
Chance structure makes carbon dating possible
Jan 31, 2008 1 comment
Discovery might help physicists understand strongest force in nature
Galaxy distortions shed light on cosmic acceleration
Jan 30, 2008 4 comments
Analysis will help reveal nature of dark energy
Rising ocean temperatures boost hurricanes, says study
Jan 30, 2008
Half-degree rise increases storms by 40%
Cosmic radiation strings physicists along
Jan 23, 2008 6 comments
Strings permeated early universe, says new simulation
Hopes for UK funding-cut reversal dashed
Jan 22, 2008 1 comment
Government review of physics funding will not address budget crisis
String theorists and astrophysicist share Crafoord Prize
Jan 18, 2008 12 comments
Award recognizes breakthroughs in mathematics and astronomy
Canada replaces nuclear-safety chief
Jan 17, 2008 2 comments
Regulator punished for reactor shutdown
'Cloak of silence' design is unveiled
Jan 17, 2008 1 comment
New materials could bend sound around objects
Pope calls off university visit
Jan 16, 2008 24 comments
Letter protesting against visit signed by ex-CERN boss
Cosmic explosion, but no gravitational waves
Jan 16, 2008 24 comments
LIGO looks at its first gamma-ray burst
Nanowires convert heat to electricity
Jan 15, 2008 1 comment
Phonon effects boost thermoelectric efficiency
Ekpyrotic cosmology resurfaces
Jan 15, 2008 8 comments
Alternative theory to Big Bang resolves teething problems
Light exhibits spin Hall effect
Jan 11, 2008 1 comment
Detection technique could “enhance any kind of signal”
Casimir effect goes classical
Jan 9, 2008 2 comments
Physicists directly measure the “critical Casimir effect”
'Colour' X-ray images reveal more
Jan 8, 2008 3 comments
Prototype scanner could identify tissue types
Research funding should reward unpredictability
Jan 7, 2008 2 comments
Physicist calculates LHC's "bang per buck"
Cosmic strings in a test tube?
Jan 4, 2008 2 comments
Ultracold helium could be an “analogue” of the early universe
‘Spin ice’ could contain magnetic monopoles
Jan 4, 2008 4 comments
Materials might lead to high-density magnetic memories
China passes law to encourage innovative research
Jan 4, 2008
Amendment should also help combat scientific fraud
