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News: July 2001
Positive ions pull together
Jul 27, 2001
Under certain conditions, the Coulomb force can pull charges together
Quantum pulses pinpoint position
Jul 26, 2001
Quantum effects could improve the accuracy of positioning systems
DIAMOND boss appointed
Jul 25, 2001
Director of the German synchrotron lab takes the helm at the new UK facility
Astronomy meets angels in a divine comedy
Jul 23, 2001
An astronomer who studies solar neutrinos shares a flat with two angels in this radio play
Fluid dynamics slips up
Jul 20, 2001
A long-held belief about liquid behaviour breaks down at small scales
Crystals could make super semiconductors
Jul 20, 2001
A novel material could allow physicists to modify semiconductors on the atomic scale
Tiny black hole lurks in neighbouring galaxy
Jul 19, 2001
Nearby galaxy M33 bucks the trend in giant black holes
Bose-Einstein condensation bursts out
Jul 18, 2001
An explosion in the 'fifth state of matter' gives insights into the quantum world
Latest superconductor has an iron constitution
Jul 18, 2001
Squeezed iron can conduct electrical current with no resistance
Optical clock is on the dot
Jul 13, 2001
Visible radiation is enlisted to create the world's most accurate clock
Superconductivity: boron goes it alone
Jul 12, 2001
Boron has unusual superconducting qualities under pressure
Relativity passes the pulsar test
Jul 11, 2001
A nearby pulsar permits the first observation of a key prediction of Einstein's theory
X-rays light up chemical reactions
Jul 11, 2001
The motion of oxygen molecules is revealed by ultra-short laser pulses
BaBar claims matter-antimatter first
Jul 6, 2001
Physicists detect a particle effect that could explain why there is more matter than antimatter
Antiproton weighs in
Jul 6, 2001
The best measurement yet is made of the mass of the proton's antimatter counterpart
High-energy and particle physics win prizes
Jul 6, 2001
The European Physical Society makes its annual awards
Single electrons flick the switch
Jul 6, 2001
A buckled carbon nanotube can act as a single-electron transistor
Atoms perform a quantum flip
Jul 5, 2001
Unlike billiard balls, atoms can suddenly reverse their momentum
Nikolai Basov 1922 - 2001
Jul 4, 2001
The pioneering Russian physicist whose work led to the invention of the laser dies at 78