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News

How to make a material that shrinks when stretched

May 24, 2012 2 comments

Metamaterials could do the "impossible"

Shaken staples stick together

May 23, 2012 5 comments

Experiment provides insight into entangled ensembles of U-shaped objects

Infrared vision could help the blind to see

May 18, 2012 5 comments

Wireless retinal implant could allow for higher-resolution vision

Levitating drops controlled by fridge magnets

May 17, 2012 7 comments

System could be used to model celestial dynamics

In depth

Between the lines

Apr 26, 2012

Books on bubble physics, quantum exiles and arty photos of particle accelerators, reviewed by Margaret Harris

Cocktail physics

Dec 6, 2011 2 comments

Naveen N Sinha and David A Weitz reveal the science behind this tasty topic

Cooking up a storm

Dec 1, 2011 4 comments

Peter Barham reviews Modernist Cuisine by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxime Bilet

Uplifting thoughts

Nov 17, 2011 1 comment

Ted Forgan reviews Rising Force: the Magic of Magnetic Levitation by James Livingston