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News: October 2001
US group calls for new linear collider
Oct 31, 2001
High-energy physicists lobby for powerful accelerator
Quantum Hall effect gets new dimensions
Oct 30, 2001
4D version of 2D effect could give clue to quantum gravity
Super shock absorber could protect buildings
Oct 26, 2001
Simulations show that a tapered chain of beads could take the sting out of large impacts
Dynamo effect forces energy from black holes
Oct 26, 2001
Magnetic fields could make black holes spill energy into surrounding gas and dust
X-ray device sets pulses racing
Oct 25, 2001
A switch to control bursts of X-rays could make it much easier to track reaction dynamics
OSA elects British president
Oct 19, 2001
Peter Knight of Imperial College voted president of the Optical Society of America
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Oct 17, 2001
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Lasers illuminate the flight of the bumblebee
Oct 16, 2001
Precise optical tracking could improve models of the dynamics of flying insects
Diamond comes under the microscope
Oct 11, 2001
A new twist on a well-known technique allows physicists to probe the electrical properties of insulators
Nanotubes win Euro prize
Oct 11, 2001
Recognition for ten years of progress towards nano-electronics
Chaotic lasers decode data
Oct 11, 2001
A new encryption method based on synchronized lasers promises to be ultra-safe
Nobel Prize for Bose condensates
Oct 9, 2001
Cornell, Ketterle and Wieman are rewarded for creating the fifth state of matter
First nanotube circuits get logical
Oct 5, 2001
Digital logic gates made from carbon nanotubes bring nano-electronics a step closer
Condensate control could lead to 'atom circuits'
Oct 4, 2001
Chips that move clouds of atoms with magnetic fields could be used in quantum computers
UK tackles student shortage
Oct 1, 2001
The Undergraduate Physics Enquiry checks the health of university physics
Heavy water tests body water
Oct 1, 2001
A drink of heavy water provides a quick and simple measurement of body water