Galaxy surveys put cosmology on sound footing
Astrophysicists have linked the large-scale structure of the universe to the early universe
Why stalactites are all similar
Computer model predicts how limestone structures grow in underground caves
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X-ray satellite chalks up black hole first
Astronomers see material complete a full orbit around a supermassive black hole
Making microscopes go faster
New approach improves the time resolution of AFMs
Nanotubes respond to gas attacks
Collisions lead to changes in the electronic properties of single nanotubes
Nanowires form atomic switch
Quantum device could herald a new era of electronics
All-silicon laser makes its debut
Intel researchers report photonic first
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Microlever feels the chill
New approach could allow force microscopes to operate in the quantum regime
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Supercool helium ions make their debut
"Sympathetic cooling" could lead to new tests of fundamental physics
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Science selects “Water on Mars” as breakthrough of the year
Results from the red planet top magazine's list of research highlights from 2004
