Bismuth breaks half-life record for alpha decay
French researchers have measured the longest ever radioactive half-life for alpha decay
Computer models make “super-alloys”
Japanese researchers have created a new group of alloys with exceptional properties
Read article: Caesium violates parity in a new way
Caesium violates parity in a new way
Atomic parity violation has been seen using a novel optical technique
Read article: Giant CCD imager snaps first shot
Giant CCD imager snaps first shot
The largest digital camera array ever installed on a telescope goes on show.
Read article: Light flashes investigated on Mir
Light flashes investigated on Mir
Physicists have come closer to explaining the causes of light-flashes in space
Read article: Solar cells become thinner and cheaper
Solar cells become thinner and cheaper
Researchers have created a new type of very thin, inexpensive solar cell
Novel crystals form under pressure
Researchers have discovered new elemental structures at high pressure
Read article: Gold floats in magnetized oxygen
Gold floats in magnetized oxygen
Physicists have magnetically levitated objects in liquid oxygen
Breaking charge symmetry with nuclei
Researchers have detected a rare nuclear reaction that has never been seen before
Read article: Z-fusion makes progress
Z-fusion makes progress
Physicists have observed thermonuclear fusion neutrons from a "Z-pinch" device for the first time
