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News: February 2010
Both answers correct in century-old optics dilemma
Feb 26, 2010 9 comments
Different momenta of light reflect wave-particle duality
Hail the first sound ‘lasers’
Feb 25, 2010 5 comments
Sound amplification by stimulated emission achieved by two groups
Crystal control moves towards 3D displays
Feb 24, 2010
Doping nanocrystals changes the colours they emit
Molecular attraction keeps asteroids together
Feb 23, 2010 3 comments
Dust particles hold on by van der Waals forces
First 'heavy-fermion' material made in 2D
Feb 19, 2010
Layered material could shed light on origin of high-temperature superconductivity
Ultracold magnetic atoms bode well for quantum studies
Feb 18, 2010 1 comment
Dysprosium can be trapped after all
Fermi pins down a colossal accelerator
Feb 18, 2010 5 comments
Blazar light is created light-years away from supermassive black hole
Gravity’s effect on time confirmed
Feb 17, 2010 27 comments
Atom interferometer makes ultra-precise measurement of gravitational redshift
Physicists watch chemistry in slow motion
Feb 16, 2010
Ultracold molecules shed light on chemical reactions
New optical clock breaks accuracy record
Feb 12, 2010 4 comments
Aluminium-ion device makes use of quantum logic
Zonal swishing at the Earth's core
Feb 12, 2010 3 comments
Japanese simulation sheds new light on the Earth's magnetic field
Nuclear physics gets a stepping stone to the 'island of stability'
Feb 11, 2010 4 comments
First direct mass measurement of a trans-uranium element
Warm white dwarfs could reveal 'inelastic' dark matter
Feb 11, 2010 8 comments
Dark matter would keep the stars from getting too cold, calculations show
A new view of our volatile star
Feb 11, 2010 5 comments
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory will improve our understanding of the changing Sun
Fractal patterns spotted in the quantum realm
Feb 9, 2010 7 comments
Electrons interfere to create fractal patterns in ferromagnet
Physicists watch entropy in action
Feb 5, 2010 6 comments
Cluster formation ruled by rotational and vibrational symmetry
Graphene transistor breaks new record
Feb 5, 2010 6 comments
New device fastest in the world at 100 GHz
Exoplanet hunting brought down to Earth
Feb 5, 2010 1 comment
Infrared correction technique reveals methane in exoplanet's atmosphere
Entanglement pioneers bag Wolf Prize
Feb 4, 2010 1 comment
Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger share physics prize
Quantum mechanics boosts photosynthesis
Feb 4, 2010 2 comments
Solar energy is converted into chemical energy more efficiently thanks to quantum coherence
Higgs hunters face long haul
Feb 4, 2010 10 comments
Transatlantic bid to discover Higgs particle enters new phase as the LHC prepares to join the fray
Bell Labs launch Ireland expansion
Feb 3, 2010
Alcatel-Lucent plans to double the number of researchers at its Dublin centre
Spider web inspires fibres for industry
Feb 3, 2010 1 comment
The secret behind the spider's water collection skills uncovered
London, the 'polycentric' city
Feb 3, 2010
Analysis of travel cards reveals complex commuting patterns
Neural interactions point to post-traumatic stress disorder
Feb 2, 2010
Analysis of SQUID signals could help with difficult diagnoses
Obama cancels Moon return
Feb 2, 2010 11 comments
NASA refocuses on science with an extra $6bn over five years
