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Latest articles
Single molecule switches light
Jul 2, 2009 1 comment
World's smallest optical transistor brings optical computers a step closer
UK physics hit by new cuts
Jun 25, 2009 16 comments
Science and Technology Facilities Council outlines reduced programme for 2009-10
Double helix is an 'electric slide' for proteins
Jun 17, 2009
Simulation suggests how molecules read the blueprint for life
Black-hole analogue traps sound
Jun 16, 2009 15 comments
BEC presents good chance to detect Hawking radiation, say researchers
Tuning the gap in graphene
Jun 11, 2009 2 comments
Results confirm wonder material's potential for future nano-electronics and photonics
Moonshine could light the way to extraterrestrial life
Jun 11, 2009 1 comment
Signs of life on distant planets could be easier to detect than previously thought
Laser boosts light bulb efficiency
Jun 3, 2009 6 comments
We can make incandescent bulbs 100% efficient, say researchers
Ultra cold atoms help share quantum information
Jun 2, 2009
New technique could be used to transmit quantum data along optical fibres
The strong-correlations puzzle
Jun 2, 2009 4 comments
A solution to one of the most famous problems in theoretical physics, formulated almost 50 years ago, may at last be within reach. But as Jorge Quintanilla and Chris Hooley explain, it relies not on theory, but on experiments with ultracold atoms trapped by beams of light
The power of robotics
Jun 2, 2009 1 comment
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease
Data storage enters the 'fifth dimension'
May 20, 2009 8 comments
Optical data storage over one terabit per cubic centimetre possible, say researchers
Bright white light from organic LEDs
May 14, 2009 7 comments
Physicists switch on energy efficient light bulb made from organic phosphor
Featured Journal
Field-free molecular alignment for measuring ionization probability Dec 19, 2007
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