The magnetic attraction of learning
A new study likens the classroom learning process to the alignment of spins in a magnet
Experts reject Bush astronomy shake-up
NASA and the NSF could work more closely to integrate ground- and space-based astronomy
X marks the spot for our local black hole
Galactic X-rays pinpoint our local black hole 1500 times more accurately than earlier studies
Chaos gives quantum tunnelling a hand
Everyday macroscopic objects follow the laws of classical mechanics. But for microscopic objects, such as atoms or nuclei, the wave character of their dynamics has to be taken into account within the ...
Read article: Ultrafast cameras streak ahead
Ultrafast cameras streak ahead
According to the old adage, “a picture paints a thousand words”. And in many scientific disciplines ultrahigh-speed imaging is the only reliable way to visualize the countless physical and...
A new twist for magnetic moments
First discovered in experiments on ions in the early 1920s, the understanding of magnetic moments played a central role in theoretical physics during the 20th century. In the case of free electrons, c...
Ultrapure silicon surprises
Cystal impurities in silicon can now be controlled to the level of one part in a billion, while major faults in the crystalline structure can be avoided. As techniques to control its growth have devel...
Read article: Six of the best for gravitational lens
Six of the best for gravitational lens
A distant galaxy is imaged six times by the strong gravity of a galactic cluster
Bigger buckyballs bolster superconductivity
Physicists double the temperature at which carbon-60 can superconduct
Quantum entanglement gets a laser-like lift
Entangled photons are amplified for the first time
