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Stars born into Milky Way’s violent centre
Protostars prove that stars can form near a supermassive black hole
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Casimir effect goes negative
Bizarre vacuum force is repulsive, as well as attractive
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Breaking new ground
The ability to predict earthquakes could save thousands of lives every year. But for most scientists, knowing in advance when and where such events will happen is little more than a pipe dream. Jon Cartwright tells the story of one physicist who believes that such warnings could soon be possible.
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A fresh look at nuclear
A new industry-wide graduate scheme aims to get the next generation of nuclear scientists thinking about community and environmental issues from the outset. Susie Hay and Michael Kelk describe the “nucleargraduates” programme
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Once a physicist: Christine Rice
How a physics degree at Oxford led to a career in opera
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Web life: The Periodic Table of Videos
A periodic table with links to videos on all 118 chemical elements
Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
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Let the global astronomy celebrations begin
The International Year of Astronomy marks the 400th anniversary of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo Galilei. As the 2009 celebrations kick off, Edwin Cartlidge explains how one of Galileo’s telescopes is being rebuilt by researchers in Italy, while Michael Banks looks at some of the events taking place this year
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