
Car lubricants: fact and friction
Better oils and lubricants could improve efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases
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Better oils and lubricants could improve efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases
Robert Marc Friedman warns that historical characters must be portrayed carefully
Peter Rodgers reports from Stephen Hawking's 60th birthday celebrations
The momentous complexity of modern physics is often seen as a stumbling block whenever one is asked to explain to the wider public – or to new students – how beautiful all of it is, and how unique and compelling are the logical deductions that have led to our present understanding. Many theoretical physicists have […]
Bobsled drivers hone their skills in an electromechanical simulator
‘Extra energy’ from heat engine powers laser
Observations of a rare kind of beta decay could shed light on dark matter
Tunnelling could reveal unusual effects among electrons confined to one dimension
The Franklin Institute awards its 2002 prizes
Dust in the early solar system could have clumped together earlier than previously thought