Dry ice forms ultrahard glass
Carbon dioxide has been found to form an amorphous solid
New look for nanocomposites
Scientists have combined spider silk with biological silica to make an extremely strong nanomaterial
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Theorists devise world’s smallest fridge
Molecular-scale fridge would be powered by thermal fluctuations
Shaking causes aftershocks
An earthquake's shaking is directly responsible for its aftershocks, say researchers
Milky Way arms pinned down
Astronomers have made the most detailed map ever of our galaxy's overall shape
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Neutrino pioneer dies
Pioneering physical chemist and physics Nobel laureate Ray Davis has passed away
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A fresh look at glass
New experiments show glass to be surprisingly stable
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Property market set to slump
US house prices have reached record levels and could soon be heading for a fall, says physicist
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How to make an object invisible
Theorists believe that metamterials could be used to make objects invisible
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Heavy ions feel the squeeze
Physicists perform the first experiment in which heavy ions are fired at solids under high pressure
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