Biophysicist scoops 2001 Dirac medal
Physics-based calculations branch out into biology to win the Italian prize
Counting photons in a flash
New photon detector could spot faulty computer parts and aid communication from Mars
Read article: Helping ‘big G’ get back on track
Helping ‘big G’ get back on track
New measurements suggest that the gravitational constant is too small
Can phonons help explain high-temperature superconductivity?
Phonons may hold the key to the behaviour of the cuprate superconductors
Condensates create Josephson arrays
A network of superconducting junctions could give insights into diverse fields of science
Element 118 disappears two years after it was discovered
Physicists fail to repeat the ground-breaking experiment that created the heaviest element
Magnetic vortices defy melting moment
The behaviour of magnetic vortices controls many physical properties of high-temperature superconductors, including their ability to carry current without resistance – a classic hallmark of supe...
Quantum electrodynamics in the dark
Perhaps they’re just shy, but heavy atoms seem very embarrassed when most of their electrons are stripped off. In order to cover their nakedness as quickly as possible, they aggressively try to ...
Light strings draw together
Self-focusing occurs at high intensities in transparent media when the refractive index is proportional to the intensity. The change in refractive index causes the medium to act as a lens that focuses...
Read article: Injection of spin for electronics
Injection of spin for electronics
Nearly all electronic and optoelectronic devices are made of semiconductors and rely on the exact control of electric charges. Electrons, however, possess a well defined “spin” angular mom...
