News: March 2008
Physicists discover the 'superinsulator'
Apr 2, 2008 7 comments
Material found to have infinite resistance could be exploited to make “ideal” batteries
Physicists find new material for storing hydrogen
Mar 31, 2008 1 comment
Storage target for fuel-cell cars beaten by factor of two
LHC set for July start up
Mar 28, 2008 28 comments
Behind schedule again, but excitement is brewing at CERN for the forthcoming particle accelerator
Quantum logic gate is miniaturized
Mar 27, 2008 1 comment
Researchers convert single-photon controlled-NOT gate from lab-bench experiment to single-chip device
Graphene makes for better optical displays
Mar 27, 2008 4 comments
2D carbon material has a transparency that trumps conventional LCD electrodes
Entangled photons could sharpen your view
Mar 24, 2008 14 comments
Quantum illumination could see through noise
Nanocrystals could help recover waste heat
Mar 22, 2008 4 comments
Thermoelectric improvement took 50 years
Mesons could offer new clue in antimatter mystery
Mar 20, 2008 13 comments
Differing decay rates may point to 'new physics'
Single photons make the trek from space
Mar 20, 2008 3 comments
Quantum communications via satellite might soon be feasible
Iron-based high-Tc superconductor is a first
Mar 20, 2008 2 comments
Material could shed new light on superconductivity
Arthur C Clarke dies at 90
Mar 19, 2008 7 comments
Veteran of science fiction also remembered for scientific foresight
Supersymmetry could be seen in ultracold atoms
Mar 18, 2008 1 comment
Goldstino signature should stand out
Alpha Centauri might harbour an ‘Earth’
Mar 14, 2008 8 comments
Astronomers set to begin five-year search
Free-electron laser benefits from 'seed' light
Mar 12, 2008
Technique produces shortest wavelengths for a FEL
Templeton Prize again goes to physicist
Mar 12, 2008 46 comments
Polish priest Michael Heller scoops spiritual award
WMAP gives thumbs-up to cosmological model
Mar 12, 2008
Five-year data reveal a cosmic neutrino background
Doubt cast on liquid water on Mars
Mar 11, 2008
2006 images were probably of a small landslide, say researchers
New optical clock promises increased accuracy
Mar 10, 2008 2 comments
Researchers find the fine structure constant is not changing
Physicist wins by-election for US Congress
Mar 10, 2008
Ex-Fermilab researcher becomes Democratic congressman
Artificial black hole created in lab
Mar 6, 2008 20 comments
Opportunity to detect much-sought Hawking radiation
Squeezed electrons shed light on silicon
Mar 4, 2008 1 comment
Quantum confinement and defects both shine in nanocrystals