News: April 2003
BaBar detects new particle
Apr 30, 2003
A novel D-meson has been seen at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Titan may have an icy surface
Apr 25, 2003
Physicists have found evidence for water ice on Saturn’s largest moon
Physicists investigate brain power
Apr 24, 2003
Israeli researchers have created electrically active networks of neurons in the lab
Bismuth breaks half-life record for alpha decay
Apr 23, 2003
French researchers have measured the longest ever radioactive half-life for alpha decay
Computer models make "super-alloys"
Apr 22, 2003
Japanese researchers have created a new group of alloys with exceptional properties
Caesium violates parity in a new way
Apr 18, 2003
Atomic parity violation has been seen using a novel optical technique
Giant CCD imager snaps first shot
Apr 17, 2003
The largest digital camera array ever installed on a telescope goes on show.
Light flashes investigated on Mir
Apr 16, 2003
Physicists have come closer to explaining the causes of light-flashes in space
Solar cells become thinner and cheaper
Apr 15, 2003
Researchers have created a new type of very thin, inexpensive solar cell
Novel crystals form under pressure
Apr 11, 2003
Researchers have discovered new elemental structures at high pressure
Gold floats in magnetized oxygen
Apr 9, 2003
Physicists have magnetically levitated objects in liquid oxygen
Breaking charge symmetry with nuclei
Apr 8, 2003
Researchers have detected a rare nuclear reaction that has never been seen before
Z-fusion makes progress
Apr 8, 2003
Physicists have observed thermonuclear fusion neutrons from a "Z-pinch" device for the first time
New neutrons for European scientists
Apr 8, 2003
The UK will fund a major upgrade to the ISIS neutron source
Can diamond now be a superconductor?
Apr 4, 2003
A physicist claims he has seen room-temperature conductivity in diamond
Energy R&D needs more investment
Apr 3, 2003
Parliamentary committee lambasts the UK government’s energy policy
Solar surgery makes progress
Apr 3, 2003
Researchers have improved a surgical technique based on solar radiation
Double funding boost for Daresbury
Apr 2, 2003
UK lab receives £11.5m for light source and £25.7m for science park