Dirac Medal goes to condensed matter physicists
Prize recognizes work of Sam Edwards at Cambridge and Patrick Lee at MIT
Hydrogen result causes controversy
Does hydrogen contain a previously unknown "hydrino" state that could be used as new source of energy?
Just add salt
Adding a pinch of sodium chloride helps physicists to make better magnetic nanoparticles
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Purity pays off for nanotubes
New approach improves performance for carbon-based devices
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Solar system gets bigger
Astronomers have discovered another planet like Pluto
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Quantum boost for optical clocks
New approach to laser spectroscopy could lead to more accurate time-keeping
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Geoneutrinos make their debut
Fundamental particles could offer new way to probe inside the Earth
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Surfaces have built-in “fingerprints”
Laser-based technique could replace existing security measures such as holograms
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Electric fields move water droplets
New effect could be used to automate experiments in chemistry
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Atomic crystals go 2D
One-atom-thick materials created
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