The Northern Lights is a well researched biographical tale of the Norwegian physicist and genius Kristian Birkeland, whose life was spent exclusively in pursuit of the scientific goal of understanding solar-terrestrial relationships. The author, Lucy Jago, has turned his life into a highly compelling story that keeps the reader interested, and also learning, as the […]
Read article: The quest for the Northern Lights
Cystal impurities in silicon can now be controlled to the level of one part in a billion, while major faults in the crystalline structure can be avoided. As techniques to control its growth have developed, the applications of silicon have been pushed in new directions. In addition, there is a constant drive to improve light […]
Frost bite, no toilets and polar bears - these are some of the hazards that physicists face when working in hostile environments. But, as Paula Gould reports, they seem to enjoy it
Read article: Physicists push themselves to the limit
A distant galaxy is imaged six times by the strong gravity of a galactic cluster
Read article: Six of the best for gravitational lens
Physicists double the temperature at which carbon-60 can superconduct
Entangled photons are amplified for the first time
A carbon-rich meteorite may be the first fragment ever found of a primitive class of asteroids
A new way of kick-starting fusion could allow scientists to harness the powerful energy source
The astronomer who coined the phrase 'big bang' dies at 86
Read article: Sir Fred Hoyle 1915 – 2001
Solar cell technology yields a super-efficient silicon device for optoelectronics
