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News: August 2001
Six of the best for gravitational lens
Aug 31, 2001
A distant galaxy is imaged six times by the strong gravity of a galactic cluster
Bigger buckyballs bolster superconductivity
Aug 30, 2001
Physicists double the temperature at which carbon-60 can superconduct
Quantum entanglement gets a laser-like lift
Aug 29, 2001
Entangled photons are amplified for the first time
Fragment of ancient asteroid falls to Earth
Aug 23, 2001
A carbon-rich meteorite may be the first fragment ever found of a primitive class of asteroids
Lasers energise fusion research
Aug 23, 2001
A new way of kick-starting fusion could allow scientists to harness the powerful energy source
Silicon LED strides ahead
Aug 22, 2001
Solar cell technology yields a super-efficient silicon device for optoelectronics
First hints of novel nuclei
Aug 21, 2001
Physicists create a heavy isotope of hydrogen and a 'doubly strange' nucleus
New nano-technique hits the bull's-eye
Aug 16, 2001
A model bull just micrometres long shows the potential of a new micro-fabrication technique
Mars-sized object probably created the Moon
Aug 16, 2001
A planetary projectile could explain the features of the modern Earth and Moon
Ion strings make brilliant beams
Aug 15, 2001
Preventing collisions is the key to super-stable ion beams
When is a constant not a constant?
Aug 14, 2001
A fluctuating fine structure constant could cast doubt on many physical models
Hälg prize rewards neutron scattering in Europe
Aug 13, 2001
Institute Laue Langevin physicist bags the biannual prize
Did interplanetary dust seed life on Earth?
Aug 10, 2001
Dust grains are more likely to have initiated life than comet impacts
Jupiter helps to explain planets around multiple stars
Aug 10, 2001
A modified theory of planet formation accounts for extra-solar planets
First snapshot of superconductor twisters
Aug 9, 2001
Troublesome magnetic vortices can now be anchored by crystal defects
Biophysicist scoops 2001 Dirac medal
Aug 8, 2001
Physics-based calculations branch out into biology to win the Italian prize
Counting photons in a flash
Aug 8, 2001
New photon detector could spot faulty computer parts and aid communication from Mars
Helping 'big G' get back on track
Aug 3, 2001
New measurements suggest that the gravitational constant is too small
Condensates create Josephson arrays
Aug 2, 2001
A network of superconducting junctions could give insights into diverse fields of science
Can phonons help explain high-temperature superconductivity?
Aug 2, 2001
Phonons may hold the key to the behaviour of the cuprate superconductors
Element 118 disappears two years after it was discovered
Aug 2, 2001
Physicists fail to repeat the ground-breaking experiment that created the heaviest element
