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News: October 2005
Richard Smalley: 1943-2005
Oct 31, 2005
Eminent nanotechnologist Richard Smalley has died at the age of 62
Beating the sub-wavelength limit
Oct 27, 2005
Theorists predict that cold atoms can pass through slits narrower than their de Broglie wavelength
What do Einstein, Darwin and emails have in common?
Oct 26, 2005
Statistical physicists turn their attention to correspondence
Foam result surprises scientists
Oct 25, 2005
French physicists observe "anti-inertial lift" in foam experiments
Nanocrystals enhance photovoltaics
Oct 24, 2005
A new type of solar cell combines the advantages of organic and inorganic designs
Particles come to life
Oct 24, 2005
Artist produces his impressions of quarks and other fundamental particles
STM reveals molecular first
Oct 20, 2005
The Jahn-Teller effect is seeen in single molecules for the first time
Making the most of doping
Oct 19, 2005
Ordered array of dopants boost the performance of semiconductor devices
Nanotube switch makes its debut
Oct 18, 2005
Simple fabrication process could have widespread applications
Physics goes abstract
Oct 12, 2005
Fractal analysis provides new insights into abstract works of art
Working with water waves
Oct 7, 2005
New focussing technique could have applications for wave energy
It takes two
Oct 5, 2005
Short gamma-ray bursts seem to be caused by collisions between very dense objects
Did warm waters fuel Hurricane Katrina?
Oct 5, 2005
Sea surfaces temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico were warmer than usual before Hurricane Katrina struck
Nobel prize recognizes optics researchers
Oct 4, 2005
Three physicists share the 2005 Nobel prize for their work in optics
