George Rochester
The celebrated physicist whose discovery kick-started modern particle physics dies at 93
Aleksander Prokhorov
The Russian laser pioneer and Nobel Laureate dies at 85
Attractive advance towards magnetic refrigerator
New magnetic materials could lead to environmentally friendly refrigerators
Space-age material could restore sight
A novel light-sensitive ceramic may replace faulty cells in the human retina
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Cool laser puts special relativity to the test
Speed check verifies the fundamental theory more accurately than ever
Physics raises food standards
Food manufacturers are adopting ever more sophisticated physics techniques
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New look for Bose condensates
Quantum phase transitions are seen in an atomic gas for the first time
Leading neutron lab appoints new director
Institut Laue Langevin names British physicist as its next director
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CERN to find funds for costly collider
Lab bosses approve economy drive to help pay for the next-generation Large Hadron Collider
Uncertainty over muon result
An algebraic error casts doubt on evidence for new particles
