Baby star blows a bubble
A mysterious sphere inflating in a 'star nursery' confounds astronomers
Read article: Baby star blows a bubble
Read article: Baby star blows a bubble
Elastic laser spans the spectrum
Fibre optics could benefit from a stretchy laser that changes colour
Read article: Elastic laser spans the spectrum
The magnetic mysteries of atom clusters
Small groups of atoms can add unusual magnetic effects to their peculiar thermal properties
Carbon clock could show the wrong time
Ancient stalagmites suggest that carbon dating could be inaccurate
Read article: Carbon clock could show the wrong time
Novel nitrogen is a semiconductor
Compressed nitrogen could be the fuel of the future
Cannibal star ate planet
Lithium in the atmosphere of a distant star suggests that it may have engulfed a huge planet
Read article: Cannibal star ate planet
Into the Antiworld
Dirac's earth-shattering realisation that antimatter exists is played out in a dramatic stage show
Read article: Into the Antiworld
Wonder wire puts up no resistance
A wire made from a perfect crystal can transmit electricity with no resistance
Particle beams that bend like light
A delicate layer of gas can deflect an electron beam that is strong enough to pierce steel
Getting all entangled up
In the last decade, however, a more constructive aspect of entanglement has emerged, and it is now seen as a valuable resource that could provide significant improvements in our powers of communicatio...
