News: September 2010
Superconducting trio get entangled
Sep 29, 2010 6 comments
Breakthrough could boost quantum error correction
Carl Wieman accepts White House science post
Sep 27, 2010 12 comments
Nobel-prize winner confirmed as Obama's associate director for science
Relativity with a human touch
Sep 24, 2010 22 comments
Optical clocks measure gravitational time dilation over 33 cm
Graphene makes 'supercapacitor'
Sep 23, 2010 1 comment
First high-frequency AC capacitor containing graphene electrodes
Fresh water may have cooled North Atlantic
Sep 22, 2010 4 comments
Mid-century temperature dip not due to aerosols, says new research
Fermilab boss unveils financial plan for Tevatron extension
Sep 22, 2010 4 comments
Diverting cash from NOvA and Mu2e could keep collider running for an extra three years
Lunar mission sheds light on early solar system
Sep 21, 2010 3 comments
Moon was more geologically active than previously thought
Holography puts electrons in a twist
Sep 16, 2010 15 comments
'Vortex beams' created using computer-generated holograms
Two legs faster than four in the quantum world
Sep 16, 2010 4 comments
Could some nanomachines tunnel through their surroundings?
SANE overcomes nanofabrication grand challenges
Sep 15, 2010 1 comment
New technique rivals conventional e-beam lithography
Logic circuit takes the heat
Sep 14, 2010 2 comments
Mechanical switches could be used in industrial microcontrollers
Searching the Sun for dark matter
Sep 10, 2010 25 comments
Solar neutrinos could provide clear signal of dark matter captured by our star
Nanostructure filter zaps bacteria
Sep 9, 2010 3 comments
Researchers unveil water purifier made from cotton
Peer review highly sensitive to poor refereeing, claim researchers
Sep 9, 2010 30 comments
Human foibles may drastically reduce scientific quality
'Self-repairing' photovoltaics not damaged by the Sun
Sep 8, 2010 9 comments
Plant mimicking device could be 40% efficient at converting incoming sunlight
Filaments swarm and swim in circles
Sep 6, 2010 2 comments
Experiment puts collective-motion models to the test
Graphene transistor beats speed records
Sep 3, 2010 4 comments
New fabrication technique avoids defects
Changes spotted in fundamental constant
Sep 2, 2010 19 comments
Quasars suggest fine-structure constant differed billions of years ago at opposite ends of universe
The Sun's magnetic field warps its environment
Sep 2, 2010 4 comments
How magnetic flux emerges into the Sun's surroundings
Three-year extension recommended for Tevatron
Sep 1, 2010 6 comments
Extended run could find first evidence of the Higgs boson