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News: September 2008
Self-assembly goes square-shaped
Sep 27, 2008
Block-copolymer square arrays could shrink integrated circuits
US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Sep 26, 2008 23 comments
Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'
A simpler way to test quantum computers
Sep 25, 2008 1 comment
More 'classical' approach works wonders
New magnetic field could help explain Earth's magnetic-field flipping
Sep 25, 2008
Earth has not one, but two distinct magnetic fields, claim researchers
Hope fades for neutrino dark matter
Sep 26, 2008
Physicists restrict the properties of 'sterile' neutrinos
Sir Brian Pippard: 1920–2008
Sep 24, 2008 1 comment
Physicist proved the existence of the Fermi surface
LHC on hold until spring of 2009
Sep 24, 2008 9 comments
Accelerator will skip 5 TeV test and start-up at full power
LHC team confronts first major hitch since 'switch on'
Sep 22, 2008 5 comments
New teams are organized to investigate problem that may require the replacement of several magnets
LHC loses liquid helium
Sep 19, 2008 22 comments
Accelerator faces first major setback since last week's successful "switch on"
Lasers slim down radiotherapy equipment
Sep 19, 2008
Accelerating electrons using lasers could save valuable space and time in hospitals
Quantum gas of ultracold polar molecules is a first
Sep 18, 2008 1 comment
System could be used to make very robust qubits
McCain chips in on science
Sep 18, 2008 4 comments
Republican calls for policy decisions based on 'sound science'
Pulsar signal for mobile phones
Sep 17, 2008 2 comments
New technology is inspired by pulses from within the Crab nebula
Massive planet spotted around Sun-like star
Sep 16, 2008 2 comments
Astronomers still unsure of origin of new exoplanet
Holes prevent sound from passing through plate
Sep 15, 2008 14 comments
'Extraordinary acoustic screening' could lead to new acoustic materials
Mission complete for LHC team
Sep 10, 2008 27 comments
Proton beams circulate in both directions in two 'golden hours'
Cold fermions could simulate superconductors
Sep 11, 2008
The first Mott insulator of fermionic atoms may lead to new ways of studying condensed matter systems
Home run complete, LHC set to repeat it backwards
Sep 10, 2008 6 comments
'Start up' day goes smoother than most expected
LHC milestone day gets off to fast start
Sep 10, 2008 9 comments
CERN 'switches on' seminal collider at 09:30 CET and makes a full circulation of the beam within an hour
Cloud-seeding ships could combat climate change
Sep 4, 2008 19 comments
Pumping salt water into the air could keep global temperatures stable for decades, say scientists
Shedding light on artificial atoms
Sep 3, 2008
New technique of 'amplitude spectroscopy' works at frequencies where conventional spectroscopy is difficult
Graphene pioneers bag Europhysics prize
Sep 2, 2008
Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov recognized for discovering new carbon material just one atom thick
