Superconductivity: boron goes it alone
Boron has unusual superconducting qualities under pressure
Moon-count rises on Saturn
Twelve new moons bring Saturn's satellite tally to 30
Relativity passes the pulsar test
A nearby pulsar permits the first observation of a key prediction of Einstein's theory
Read article: X-rays light up chemical reactions
X-rays light up chemical reactions
The motion of oxygen molecules is revealed by ultra-short laser pulses
Read article: Antiproton weighs in
Antiproton weighs in
The best measurement yet is made of the mass of the proton's antimatter counterpart
BaBar claims matter-antimatter first
Physicists detect a particle effect that could explain why there is more matter than antimatter
High-energy and particle physics win prizes
The European Physical Society makes its annual awards
Single electrons flick the switch
A buckled carbon nanotube can act as a single-electron transistor
Atoms perform a quantum flip
Unlike billiard balls, atoms can suddenly reverse their momentum
Nikolai Basov 1922 – 2001
The pioneering Russian physicist whose work led to the invention of the laser dies at 78
