News: August 2010
DNA helps turn graphene into a chemical sensor
Aug 31, 2010 1 comment
New device could act as an electronic 'nose'
Pushy hydrogen boosts molecular microscopy
Aug 27, 2010 3 comments
Physicists explain scanning-tunnelling microscope mystery
CERN faces €250m budget cuts
Aug 26, 2010 13 comments
Particle-physics lab insists cuts will not affect Large Hadron Collider
Supermassive black holes spawned by galactic merger
Aug 26, 2010 12 comments
Model explains how these galactic monsters formed in the early universe
Solar system older than we thought
Aug 23, 2010 14 comments
Meteorite hints at alternative beginning for the solar system
Antenna directs light at the nanoscale
Aug 20, 2010 5 comments
Researchers in Spain rapidly develop promising new nanotechnology
Astronomers discover the Moon is shrinking
Aug 19, 2010 14 comments
Contraction of the Moon's core creates geological surface features
'Quantum simulators' revealed in fresh detail
Aug 19, 2010
Researchers locate individual particles in an optical lattice
Controlling heart beats with lasers
Aug 18, 2010 2 comments
Bird heart experiment brings optical pacemakers a step closer
Shining a light on diabetes
Aug 18, 2010 4 comments
New blood glucose sensor set to make finger-pricking a thing of the past
Nicola Cabibbo: 1935–2010
Aug 17, 2010 11 comments
Particle theorist's work led to breakthroughs in weak force interactions
Drab butterfly reveals its hidden colours
Aug 17, 2010
Optical effect that could lead to novel colour-changing surfaces
US astronomers unveil 10-year plan
Aug 13, 2010 5 comments
Dark energy missions among top priorities
Fractals boost superconductivity
Aug 13, 2010 15 comments
High-temperature superconductor seems to thrive on its fractal structure
Electrons caught moving on the edge
Aug 12, 2010 4 comments
Breakthrough that could enable physicists to regulate photosynthesis
Terahertz scanning acquires sense of direction
Aug 12, 2010 5 comments
Metamaterial device could boost airport security
Supernova ejects material asymmetrically
Aug 11, 2010 23 comments
Very Large Telescope views star's death in 3D
Dirac's birthday medal awarded to weak-force pioneers
Aug 10, 2010 9 comments
$5000 prizes for Nicola Cabbibo and George Sudarshan 'long overdue', says ICTP chief
Squeezing more out of solar power
Aug 9, 2010 4 comments
New technology promises to use the Sun's heat, as well as its light
Writing nanopatterns with light
Aug 4, 2010 2 comments
New lithography technique is fast and accurate