Physics and fame
Researchers have shown that there is a direct link between fame and merit in science
Packing them in
Randomness pays off in packing challenge
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Are you just four steps away from a genius?
Science operates in a small world
Zealots put the spin into voting
Research into magnetic spins could provide insights into the way people vote in general elections
Computer models make “super-alloys”
Japanese researchers have created a new group of alloys with exceptional properties
How do stones skip?
Physicist reveals the science behind stone skipping
Nobel laureates oppose war against Iraq
41 prize-winners have signed a declaration that opposes war
Life, death and physics
Physicists might have explained the “mortality plateau”
Sand-dune science creeps ahead
Dunes made in the lab could help communities beset by encroaching desert
Noise threatens Moore’s Law
Thermal noise may soon put an end to Moore’s Law
