Telling left from right in the nucleus
Now a team of nuclear physicists in the US, led by Krzysztof Starosta of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, has found the first evidence for the chirality of atomic nuclei (Phys. Rev. Le...
Clusters challenge common sense
Astronomers have long known that an isolated gravitational system, such as a star, has a negative heat capacity: when energy is added it expands and cools. Now Hellmut Haberland and co-workers at the ...
Lithography teams up with liquid crystals
A traditional printing process could help cutting-edge liquid crystal technology
Single charge raises the current standard
The ability to control a single positive charge could improve our definition of the amp
Grand challenges for physics in the US
Experts identify the most pressing problems in physics today
Linear collider race gets serious
Competition hots up for the world's next major accelerator
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First sighting of dark matter
Super-faint embers of stars could account for 'missing matter'
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Neutrino messages from across the Universe
A 'neutrino telescope' should give us the clearest picture yet of events in deep space
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Deepest ever picture of the universe reveals new quasar
Astronomers probing cosmic X-rays stumble upon a new astrophysical entity
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Success for Irish physicist
John Hegarty outlines his plans for physics at Trinity
