When is a constant not a constant?
A fluctuating fine structure constant could cast doubt on many physical models
Hälg prize rewards neutron scattering in Europe
Institute Laue Langevin physicist bags the biannual prize
Jupiter helps to explain planets around multiple stars
A modified theory of planet formation accounts for extra-solar planets
Did interplanetary dust seed life on Earth?
Dust grains are more likely to have initiated life than comet impacts
First snapshot of superconductor twisters
Troublesome magnetic vortices can now be anchored by crystal defects
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
Helping ‘big G’ get back on track
New measurements suggest that the gravitational constant is too small
Read article: Helping ‘big G’ get back on track
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
