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Dwarfs don't seem to contain dark matter
Study halves previous estimates of western Antarctic ice sheet’s contribution to sea-level rise
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Herschel and Planck satellites to investigate the early universe
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Physicists trace the origin of protective radio waves
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Physicists demonstrate feasibility of satellite-based quantum cryptography
Read article: Once a physicist: Nick Horvath
The great vision of fusion power — harnessing the energy source of the stars for the good of people on Earth — is and has always been a highly attractive one. The history of fusion research is full of interesting tales, from its discovery to the recent completion of the US National Ignition Facility (NIF), […]
Read article: More than wishful thinking
So what is the site about? Hyperphysics is a network of cross-linked articles on topics from acceleration to the Zeeman effect — essentially an online physics encyclopedia. Unlike some sites featured in this column, Hyperphysics is far from new. In fact, by Web standards, it is positively ancient; when it was launched back in 1998 […]
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Western universities have long welcomed visiting students and academics from the Far East. Now China’s ascendance offers career opportunities for researchers like Ian Broadwell who want to make the reverse journey
Read article: Riding the red dragon
Online networking tools are pervasive, but why have scientists been so slow to adopt many of them? Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration
Read article: Doing science in the open