Telescopes and space missions Research update Improving measurements of space and time Squeezing light to the standard quantum limit
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Telescopes and space missions Research update Hope fades for neutrino dark matter Physicists restrict the properties of 'sterile' neutrinos
Quantum optics Research update A simpler way to test quantum computers More 'classical' approach works wonders
Earth sciences Research update New magnetic field could help explain Earth’s magnetic-field flipping Earth has not one, but two distinct magnetic fields, claim researchers
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Particles and interactions Research update LHC on hold until spring of 2009 Accelerator will skip 5 TeV test and start-up at full power
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