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News: November 2001
Stellar link helps black holes weigh in
Nov 29, 2001
Discovery allows astronomers to ‘weigh’ black holes from a snapshot of their host galaxies
Super-short laser flashes light up ultra-fast events
Nov 28, 2001
Fleeting bursts of X-rays allow scientists to track attosecond electron events for the first time
Sodium spotted in the atmosphere of distant planet
Nov 27, 2001
Astronomers get the first-ever glimpse of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar system
Small is beautiful for new neutron generator
Nov 23, 2001
A compact source of neutrons could benefit fields from medicine to condensed matter physics
Simple superconductor sheds light on its complex cousins
Nov 22, 2001
A new electrical technique could help to reveal the workings of high-temperature superconductors
Liquid crystals single out microwaves
Nov 21, 2001
The technology behind lap-top computer screens branches out into microwave devices
Magnetic polymer makes its debut
Nov 16, 2001
Scientists develop the first organic magnet from a polymer
Star signs first light in cosmos
Nov 15, 2001
Simulations suggest that an enormous lone star was the first entity in the Universe
Accident grounds neutrino lab
Nov 15, 2001
Japan's Super-Kamiokande experiment is dealt a crippling blow
Old star caught in the act
Nov 14, 2001
Astronomers witness a fleeting stage of star death that may have started just a few years ago
Quickening pulses probe plasma
Nov 14, 2001
Lasers show that complex `many-body' effects in matter take just femtoseconds to emerge
Shrinking electronics charges ahead
Nov 9, 2001
Single-molecule transistors and nanowire circuits make their debut
Fresh light shed on black holes
Nov 8, 2001
Glowing gas around a black hole gives astronomers new insights
Taking a closer look at light
Nov 1, 2001
Two new optical probes work on ultrashort and ultrafast scales
