George Smoot on the current state of cosmology
Exclusive interview plus special feature on why LBNL is so successful
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Theoretical-physics hub opens in South America
South American Institute for Fundamental Research set to tackle subjects ranging from mathematical biology to cosmology
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Getting to the froth of the matter
Physicists create the "ideal foam" in the lab for the first time
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Early supermassive black holes could grow it alone
Simulation shows cold gas boosts growth
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Was a metamaterial lurking in the primordial universe?
Extreme magnetic fields could create superlens just after the Big Bang
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Our favourite pictures of 2011
From Batman under the microscope to dancing black holes
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Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011
Work on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics take the top gong
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String-theory calculations describe ‘birth of the universe’
Matrix approach whittles down dimensions
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Pristine relics of the Big Bang spotted
Two far-off gas clouds appear untouched by stars
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Between the lines
Books on fundamental constants and the "science of wonder", plus a comic-book guide to the universe, reviewed by Matin Durrani and Margaret Harris
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