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Doctoral Scholarships - Heidelberg, Germany

Posting date: Oct 9, 2008
Closing date: Dec 13, 2008
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Closing date: Nov 15, 2008
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Closing date: Nov 7, 2008
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Quantum encryption sets speed record Oct 9, 2008 2 comments

Record bit rate heralds quantum security across communication networks

'Stamp' method brings bendy, transparent solar cells Oct 9, 2008 6 comments

US researchers create start-up firm to commercialize their concept

Europe moves forward with laser-fusion plans Oct 8, 2008 6 comments

HiPER project enters 'preparatory phase'

...And now for the next 20 years Oct 1, 2008 3 comments

Six leading physicists peek into the future

The new geography of science Oct 1, 2008

China, Brazil, India and other emerging superpowers are reshaping the scientific landscape and breaking the US–Europe hegemony. James Wilsdon reports on the new balance of power in physics

Life at the frontier Oct 1, 2008 2 comments

Physics has traditionally been viewed as a grand quest to understand the building blocks of matter and the forces holding them together. But as Robert P Crease argues, the reality is no longer that simple

Pop science's big bang Oct 1, 2008

Stephen Hawking’s book A Brief History of Time, first published 20 years ago, reshaped the science publishing landscape. John D Barrow charts the rise of the popular-science book and looks at the huge impact of Hawking’s bestseller on popular culture

The global-village pioneers Oct 1, 2008

Paul Ginsparg, who founded the arXiv e-print archive, recounts the early days of the Web and looks at how it has changed scientific communication

Two decades and counting... Oct 1, 2008

Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in the electronic age

Improving measurements of space and time Oct 1, 2008 1 comment

Squeezing light to the standard quantum limit

Proton-beam technique dates fine wine Sep 29, 2008

X-rays reveal 'chemical signature' of bottle

US Nobel laureates: vote Obama Sep 26, 2008 21 comments

Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'

A simpler way to test quantum computers Sep 25, 2008 1 comment

More 'classical' approach works wonders

Lasers slim down radiotherapy equipment Sep 19, 2008

Accelerating electrons using lasers could save valuable space and time in hospitals

Quantum gas of ultracold polar molecules is a first Sep 18, 2008 1 comment

System could be used to make very robust qubits

Featured Journal

Field-free molecular alignment for measuring ionization probability Dec 19, 2007

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