Water powers novel chips
A new kind of integrated circuit runs on water instead of electricity
Cosmic microwaves get polarized
New measurements of the cosmic microwave background probe the dynamics of the early universe
NASA names the successor to Hubble
NASA has awarded a contract worth $825m to TRW to build the James Webb Space Telescope
Innovations boost disabled literacy
Physicists have developed tools to help disabled people to write and blind people to read
Semiconductors stride ahead
Medicine, communications and computing could benefit from advances in semiconductor science
Electron pulses reach the femtosecond scale
Bursts of electrons – rather than light – could probe ultra-fast processes
Acoustics map out the brass section
Reflected pulses could help to tune the timbre of trumpets and cornets
Read article: NMR could help clear landmines
NMR could help clear landmines
New technique detects nitrogen in explosives
Read article: Super-sensor seeks out water
Super-sensor seeks out water
A sensitive humidity detector could improve crop yields and save water in dry regions
Semiconductor laser makes broadband debut
Applications abound across the spectrum for ‘quantum cascade’ technique
