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News: May 2011
NMR spectroscopy without the 'M'
May 29, 2011 8 comments
Researchers do away with the magnets that are usually needed for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Semiconductor shows its chameleon side
May 27, 2011 3 comments
Switching magnetism on and off in titanium dioxide could lead to more efficient memory chips
Tōhoku quake coincided with sky 'anomalies'
May 26, 2011 15 comments
Researchers link infrared and ionosphere anomalies to Japan's biggest quake
Nanoantennas target single particles
May 26, 2011 4 comments
Device could be used to detect gases such as hydrogen
New technique narrows electron dipole moment
May 26, 2011 5 comments
No larger than a 'hair in the solar system'
Astronomers put a new spin on the age of stars
May 25, 2011 6 comments
New research will help in the search for exoplanets
Physicists find a new angle on blood spatter
May 24, 2011
New crime technique could help forensic investigations
Snake venom gets into the groove
May 23, 2011 1 comment
Biophysicists reveal how some reptiles deliver a nasty bite
Has Fermi glimpsed dark matter?
May 20, 2011 14 comments
New results could confirm positron excess seen by PAMELA
Researchers unveil the Einstein Telescope
May 19, 2011 16 comments
The €790m underground observatory will attempt to study the origins of gravitational waves
Unbound planets could abound in the universe
May 19, 2011 6 comments
Micro-lensing reveals gas giants drifting in space
Positive feedback boosts eye's ability to see
May 18, 2011 4 comments
Researchers discover how we see tiny details
Exoplanet seems right for life…or does it?
May 17, 2011 3 comments
Simulations suggest Gliese 581d might have water, clouds and rainfall
Cosmic-ray detector blasts off on Space Shuttle
May 16, 2011 10 comments
Nobel laureate's pet project catches final shuttle launch
Evidence that cosmic rays seed clouds
May 13, 2011 7 comments
Experiment shows how cosmic rays might seed clouds
Unzipped graphene reveals its secrets
May 13, 2011 2 comments
Edge-state study could lead to better nanoelectronics
'Activated' graphite oxide boosts supercapacitors
May 13, 2011 4 comments
New form of carbon could aid energy storage
Massive partner flips hot Jupiter
May 12, 2011 6 comments
Astronomers explain why some exoplanets orbit in reverse
Quantum-computing firm opens the box
May 12, 2011 4 comments
D-Wave reveals that its "quantum annealing" technology works as claimed
Cosmic rays mapped across the southern sky
May 12, 2011 2 comments
Hotspots could uncover astrophysical sources including pulsars
Fruit flies 'swim' through the air
May 10, 2011
Physicists show how flying and swimming could be related
Translucent curtains soak up sound
May 10, 2011 1 comment
New lightweight material can help reduce noise pollution
Willard Boyle: 1924–2011
May 9, 2011 4 comments
Nobel-prize-winning physicist and digital-camera pioneer dies at 86
Nanotech industry comes under fire
May 6, 2011 6 comments
Researcher questions whether nanoscale components can be mass-produced
Nano-antenna fashions charge from light
May 5, 2011 8 comments
New device collects light and converts it into a current
Multiple valleys boost thermoelectric performance
May 5, 2011 1 comment
Conversion of heat to electricity is most efficient yet
Antimatter trap tightens its grip
May 4, 2011 1 comment
Physicists at the ALPHA experiment hold anitihydrogen in a trap for 16 minutes
STM calculations put atoms in a different light
May 4, 2011 5 comments
Simulations better explain microscopy images of carbon nanostructures
Topological insulator becomes insulating at the surface
May 3, 2011 1 comment
Insulating state in Bi2Se3 could find applications in spintronics and even quantum computing
Organic transistor targets displays
May 2, 2011
Nanotube transistor could find use in big-screen TVs
