Simple superconductor sheds light on its complex cousins
A new electrical technique could help to reveal the workings of high-temperature superconductors
Liquid crystals single out microwaves
The technology behind lap-top computer screens branches out into microwave devices
Magnetic polymer makes its debut
Scientists develop the first organic magnet from a polymer
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Star signs first light in cosmos
Simulations suggest that an enormous lone star was the first entity in the Universe
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Accident grounds neutrino lab
Japan's Super-Kamiokande experiment is dealt a crippling blow
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Old star caught in the act
Astronomers witness a fleeting stage of star death that may have started just a few years ago
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Quickening pulses probe plasma
Lasers show that complex `many-body' effects in matter take just femtoseconds to emerge
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Canaries sing simple harmonics
Basic physics explains the complex songs of birds
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Shrinking electronics charges ahead
Single-molecule transistors and nanowire circuits make their debut
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Fresh light shed on black holes
Glowing gas around a black hole gives astronomers new insights
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