A Casimir force for good in MEMS design
Physicists take an important step towards taming the Casimir force
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Hubble to get new lease of life
Space Shuttle astronauts will, after all, extend the life of the ageing Hubble telescope
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Mobile-phone network reveals the ties that bind
Statistical-mechanical study of mobile-phone use suggests that casual aquaintances keep social networks together
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New particles turn up in the US
Fermilab physicists discover two new baryons
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On the case of the “missing” helium
Computer simulation of low-mass stars could explain the shorftall in the measured amount of helium-3 in the cosmos
3D solar satellites blast off
A NASA mission with a unique view of the Sun will improve predictions of violent space weather
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Underwater sound breaks the surface
Calculations challenge long-held belief that sound is not transmitted from water to air
Microparticles feel the pinch
Optical tweezers have been used to measure the refractive index of a single microparticle
Invisibility cloak unveiled in the US
Researchers take an important step towards a true cloak of invisibility
Researchers discover element 118
Controversy surrounding the heaviest known element comes to a close
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