Friction riddle is cracked
Scientists reveal the atomic origin of the familiar phenomenon
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Read article: Fusion hitch could help heavy elements
Fusion hitch could help heavy elements
Deeper understanding of fusion inhibition could help scientists to make heavyweight nuclei
Read article: Martin Rees wins cosmology prize
Martin Rees wins cosmology prize
The Peter Gruber Foundation rewards the diverse achievements of the UK Astronomer Royal
Laser light diffracts electrons
The Kapitza-Dirac effect is spotted for the first time nearly 70 years after it was first predicted
Read article: Magic layer solves semiconductor snag
Magic layer solves semiconductor snag
A technical hitch solves a long-standing problem in semiconductor growth
The magnetic attraction of learning
A new study likens the classroom learning process to the alignment of spins in a magnet
Experts reject Bush astronomy shake-up
NASA and the NSF could work more closely to integrate ground- and space-based astronomy
X marks the spot for our local black hole
Galactic X-rays pinpoint our local black hole 1500 times more accurately than earlier studies
Read article: From femtochemistry to attophysics
From femtochemistry to attophysics
Physicists are developing sources that emit ultrashort bursts of X-rays to study and control the motion of electrons inside atoms, says Ferenc Krausz
A new twist for magnetic moments
First discovered in experiments on ions in the early 1920s, the understanding of magnetic moments played a central role in theoretical physics during the 20th century. In the case of free electrons, comparisons between theory and experiments of ever-increasing accuracy continue to provide one of the most significant tests of the theory of quantum electrodynamics. […]
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