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'Universal' equation describes how materials behave at nanoscale
Nov 5, 2009 1 comment
'No supercomputers involved', says physicist
Fundamental physics enters war on cancer
Nov 5, 2009 3 comments
A dozen new US research centres receive cash to apply physics to oncology
High-temperature superconductor goes super thin
Nov 2, 2009 4 comments
Experimentalists start to hone in on puzzling phenomenon
Dark-matter paper raises questions over data sharing
Oct 29, 2009 25 comments
Is it unfair that NASA data are immediately made available to all?
Helium atoms get the ride of their life
Oct 29, 2009 4 comments
'Ponderomotive' forces could boost surface science
Special relativity passes key test
Oct 28, 2009 22 comments
Lorentz invariance holds at the Planck length
'High-payoff' energy research receives US cash boost
Oct 28, 2009 29 comments
Department of Energy funds 37 projects worth a total of $150m
Plasmons shine a light on catalysis
Oct 27, 2009
New optical technique can examine catalysts under "real-life" conditions
Laser recreates X-rays emitted by a black hole
Oct 26, 2009 4 comments
Lab-based experiment could further our understanding of black holes and neutron stars
Bacteria power micro-ratchet
Oct 23, 2009 5 comments
The chaotic motion of bacteria can rotate a tiny cog wheel
String theorist takes over from Hawking
Oct 20, 2009 23 comments
Michael Green unveiled as Cambridge University's next Lucasian Professor of Mathematics