Sir Brian Pippard: 1920–2008
Physicist proved the existence of the Fermi surface
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LHC team confronts first major hitch since ‘switch on’
New teams are organized to investigate problem that may require the replacement of several magnets
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Shedding light on artificial atoms
New technique of 'amplitude spectroscopy' works at frequencies where conventional spectroscopy is difficult
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Bush honours US atomic physicist
David Wineland wins US National Medal of Science
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Spinning electrons make for an unconventional metal
Simple exception to Landau-Fermi liquid could provide new route to spintronics
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Freezing physics
Banana hammers, spinning magnets and artificial clouds...
Carbon nanotubes, but without the ‘nano’
New structures are 30 times stronger than Kevlar, say researchers
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Cold atoms could help build ‘spintronics’ transistor
Analogue "may help understand problems in real systems"
Inspired thinking
Douglas Osheroff gives his tips for would-be Nobel laureates of the future
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Superfluids point to the origin of ‘monster’ ocean waves
Researchers say wave energy can cascade towards long wavelengths
