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News: August 2002
Geckos’ feet get sticky from static
Aug 30, 2002
Van der Waals forces – not capillary action – allow the lizards to walk on the ceiling
Climate prediction gets a boost
Aug 27, 2002
New satellite will track radiation flow across the Western hemisphere
Waves and the sounds of science
Aug 23, 2002
New research probes the formation of air bubbles in breaking waves
Innovations boost disabled literacy
Aug 22, 2002
Physicists have developed tools to help disabled people to write and blind people to read
EPS announces prize winners
Aug 15, 2002
The achievements of 17 physicists have been recognized by prizes from the EPS
Magnesium diboride: mind the gaps
Aug 14, 2002
A second superconducting energy gap might explain the unusual properties of magnesium diboride
Prize opportunity for women in condensed matter
Aug 14, 2002
The 2003 L’Oréal Awards for Women in Science will recognize condensed matter scientists from five continents
Water vapour supplies new climate clues
Aug 8, 2002
Novel tests on water molecules could solve the solar radiation discrepancy
Electrons probe single atoms
Aug 8, 2002
A breakthrough in electron microscopy could boost the semiconductor industry
Cosmologists collect 2002 Dirac medal
Aug 8, 2002
The success of ‘cosmic inflation’ is recognized on the centenary of Dirac’s birth
Lasers lick dentists’ drills
Aug 6, 2002
Ultrashort laser pulses could be used to remove tooth decay painlessly
Scientists push for laser links in space
Aug 2, 2002
Laser telemetry could solve an impending communication bottleneck
Semiconductors stride ahead
Aug 2, 2002
Medicine, communications and computing could benefit from advances in semiconductor science
