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News: October 2004
Optical trap dates Egyptian water
Oct 29, 2004
Laser-based magneto-optical trap dates 500 000 year old Egyptian groundwater
Liquids double up
Oct 28, 2004
Two Japanese teams report evidence for liquid-liquid phase transitions
Silicon nanocrystals made easy
Oct 22, 2004
Plasma-based approach works for crystalline nanoparticles
Relativity passes latest test
Oct 20, 2004
Analysis of satellite data provides evidence for "frame dragging"
Magnetic sensors tackle viruses
Oct 19, 2004
Small changes in the Brownian motion of nanoparticles can be used to detect biomolecules
Earthquake shakes up gravity
Oct 14, 2004
Superconducting devices detect tiny changes caused by seismic event
Composite fibres light up
Oct 13, 2004
Novel optoelectronic fibres can be woven into "spectrometric fabric"
Fingerprint model makes an impression
Oct 11, 2004
Buckling instability in skin could explain where fingerprints come from
DNA imager dies
Oct 7, 2004
Maurice Wilkins, whose work led to the discovery of the structure of DNA, has died
Nanotubes shape up for spintronics
Oct 6, 2004
Researchers have shown that vanadium oxide nanotubes are magnetic at room temperature
Strong-force theorists scoop Nobel prize
Oct 5, 2004
Gross, Politzer and Wilczek share the physics prize for their work on quarks
Pionium atoms arrive en masse
Oct 1, 2004
CERN experiment creates large numbers of exotic pion-based atoms
Angular pits boost DVD storage
Oct 1, 2004
New optical method could store up to one terabyte of data on a single DVD
