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News: May 2008
Technique probes nanoscale magnetism
May 30, 2008
Magnetic and electronic structure of atomic layers revealed for first time
The secrets of random packing
May 29, 2008 3 comments
Theory predicts the amount of wasted space in a box full of sand
Upper troposphere is warming after all, research shows
May 28, 2008 11 comments
Wind data imply a 0.65 °C rise in temperature per decade since 1970
Terahertz laser source shines at room temperature
May 28, 2008
Light source opens up applications in biological imaging and security screening
Phoenix reveals Martian permafrost
May 27, 2008 2 comments
NASA spacecraft touches down on the red planet after nine-month journey
New tests of the Copernican Principle proposed
May 25, 2008 6 comments
Results could have implications for cosmic acceleration and dark energy
Spin states endure in quantum dot
May 23, 2008 4 comments
New technique brings quantum computing a step closer
Astronomers watch as star dies
May 22, 2008
First time a type-Ib supernova is glimpsed in "real-time"
Gravity Probe B comes last in NASA review
May 21, 2008 21 comments
Panel recommendation is to cut funding of mission by September
Looking for ET's neutrino beam
May 21, 2008 7 comments
Might extraterrestrials be communicating via neutrinos?
BEC bubble could measure tiny forces
May 21, 2008
Ultracold atoms could make highly sensitive ‘spirit level’
Willis Lamb: 1913-2008
May 20, 2008 1 comment
Nobel laureate’s precise measurements of the hydrogen spectrum laid the foundations for quantum electrodynamics
Information 'not lost' in black holes
May 20, 2008 4 comments
The end may be in sight for the black hole "information paradox"
Einstein letter fetches record amount at auction
May 16, 2008
‘Private buyer with a passion for theoretical physics’ bids £170,000
Eccentric pulsar could be part of a threesome
May 15, 2008
Mysterious binary system defies explanation
'Polaritonics' forges ahead
May 19, 2008
Particles that are 'half-matter and half-light' could be used in optoelectronics devices
Shrimp see a polarized world
May 14, 2008
Biophysics experiment reveals how shrimp could find food and mates using circularly polarized light
Ozone could clean up biological-warfare agents
May 13, 2008
Acidifying water increases the lifetime of ozone so that it can be used for hours
Quantized conductance seen in graphene
May 12, 2008 14 comments
Graphene nanodevices move a step closer
Neil Turok chosen to lead Perimeter Institute
May 9, 2008 1 comment
Cambridge cosmologist says his switch to the Canadian centre is the "opportunity of a lifetime"
Nobel laureates petition Bush over funding shortfall
May 8, 2008
Twenty top physicists call for over $500m in 'emergency' cash to plug poor 2008 US science budget
Polar vortex replicated in a bucket
May 8, 2008 17 comments
Researchers make triangular, square and other polygonal vortices appear in swirling water
Weiler to remain NASA science chief
May 8, 2008
Interim chief accepts permanent position and plans to continue hard-nosed approach to project overruns
Atom laser makes its first measurement
May 8, 2008
The ability to modify an atom-laser beam should open up avenues in quantum information
Prospect of US science debate wanes
May 2, 2008 4 comments
ScienceDebate organizers “not optimistic” about a May debate
"Pine tree" nanowires do the Eshelby twist
May 1, 2008
Unusual structures could back up 55-year-old theory of material defects
Auroral light is polarized after all
May 1, 2008 1 comment
New measurements of the Northern Lights overturn 50 years of conventional wisdom
