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Small-scale liquid effects speed up micro-fluid devices
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Small-scale liquid effects speed up micro-fluid devices
The very stuff we're made of can act as a superconductor
Light from background stars illuminates 'star nurseries'
Optical communications and cosmology are recognised by the prize
Wandering stars could be remains of a small galaxy absorbed long ago
When I was first asked to review A Tribble’s Guide To Space, I thought – wrongly as it turned out – that the book was a send-up. Star Trek enthusiasts may recall that in one episode, entitled The Trouble with Tribbles, a Trader called Cyrano Jones brought a small furry animal aboard the Starship Enterprise. […]
The best place for these sensors is in the tyres themselves because this is where all the external forces on the car, with the exception of wind resistance and gravity, are felt. In the January issue of Physics World, Franz Dollinger of Siemens Corporate Technology in Munich, Germany, explains how his team collaborated with the […]
With millions of litres of beer and lager sold every day, brewing is big business. One of the main aims of the industry is to increase production by reducing the time needed to turn the barley, hops, yeast and water into a refreshing pint. Now a team of physicists and engineers at EA Technology in […]
Indeed, it is now possible to study for a degree in science and science fiction. Rest assured that this degree course at the University of Glamorgan in the UK does not involve watching videos and reading SF novels all day (note that science-fiction buffs do not approve of the term “sci-fi”). Rather the course involves […]
Andrew Collier Cameron explains how astronomers are searching for an Earth-like planet outside our solar system that could harbour life