LED could signal silicon laser
A new LED could lead to a silicon-compatible light source
B factories go into overdrive
Experiments on B mesons yield puzzling early results
Solar magnetism attracts an answer
In the March issue of Physics World, Mike Lockwood of Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Southampton University, UK, and Duncan H Mackay of the University of St Andrews, UK, underline the significance...
The search for liquid fivefold symmetry
In molecular materials like water, the structural units that make up the liquid state can also dictate the properties of the frozen solid. But what about monatomic liquids that are composed of single ...
Read article: Ultracold plasmas come of age
Ultracold plasmas come of age
During the past decade, the availability of simple, effective methods for laser cooling and trapping has enabled enormous advances in the experimental study of atoms in their ground state. Until quite...
Ions mimic the impact of meteorites
Now another observation of atomic and planetary systems behaving in surprisingly similar fashion has been reported by Robert Birtcher and Sandrine Schlutig at Argonne National Laboratory, US, and Step...
Read article: The flood-plains of Ganymede
The flood-plains of Ganymede
Icy lava could have created the flat regions on Jupiter's largest moon
Exciting times for superconductors
Current flow in the new metallic superconductor could be explained by an old theory
Busquin calls for EU Framework increase
More cash on the cards for European R&D
Read article: Turbulent times for fluids
Turbulent times for fluids
Turbulence is highlighted by imaging methods from high-energy physics
