Ion beams simulate nuclear-reactor damage
Seven years in a reactor recreated in just four days
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Seven years in a reactor recreated in just four days
Read article: Ion beams simulate nuclear-reactor damage
"Direct confirmation" supports the standard solar model
Read article: Neutrinos spotted from Sun’s main nuclear reaction
The cleanest chamber ever built is allowing researchers at CERN to track the microscopic processes governing cloud formation
Read article: CLOUD experiment at CERN aids climate predictions
Based on highly accurate optical interferometry and fundamental quantum calculations, researchers in the US are developing an improved definition of the SI unit for pressure
Read article: Refraction redefines the pascal
Cutting-edge vacuum technology under development at Brazil’s new synchrotron will allow more stable and brighter X-ray beams for the study of matter at shorter length and timescales
Read article: Vacuum challenge for the Sirius synchrotron
From levitating tiny balls to safeguarding bridges, ultrasound has more applications than you might think
Read article: The wonderful world of ultrasound
A novel sound-detection technique can be used to detect intruders, check the flow in pipelines and monitor undersea wildlife, reports Katia Moskvitch
Read article: When light listens to your every step
Discovery will be crucial for building yet more precise atomic clocks
Read article: Strontium’s nuclear ‘spin symmetry’ revealed
Unexplained discovery could have major impact on data-storage methods
Read article: Controlling ferromagnetic domains using light
"Fermi problems" make up the heart of Charles Adler's book about the science of science fiction and fantasy, says reviewer Costas Efthimiou
Read article: Towards a more plausible dragon