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Headline news RSS feedIron-based superconductors really are different Jan 8, 2009 1 comment
Energy gap measurements suggest a new mechanism for superconductivity
Stars born into Milky Way’s violent centre Jan 8, 2009
Protostars prove stars can form near a supermassive black hole
Casimir effect goes negative Jan 8, 2009
Bizarre vacuum force is repulsive, as well as attractive
Magnetic fields could reveal exoplanets Jan 8, 2009 2 comments
Astrophysicists propose new way of viewing the heavens
Graphene transistor speeds up Jan 5, 2009
Devices based on ‘wonder material’ could soon catch-up with silicon
The best of 2008 Dec 22, 2008 11 comments
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
Obama nominates physicist as science advisor Dec 22, 2008 6 comments
'Science holds the key to our survival' says incoming US president
Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors Dec 18, 2008 1 comment
Tiny organisms could spin a rotor, say physicists
Top UK physics departments tumble in new assessment Dec 18, 2008 6 comments
Oxford, Imperial and Southampton fall in physics rankings
Experiment verifies Nobel-winning theory Dec 17, 2008 1 comment
Physicists take important step towards “quantum state engineering”
'Uncontrollable' nuclei sharpen up MRI Dec 15, 2008
The solution to a theoretical puzzle could provide the basis for improved MRI techniques.
Michigan State will host rare isotope facility Dec 12, 2008
New lab will benefit about 1000 researchers
Spinning drops could model black holes Dec 11, 2008 1 comment
Water droplets take on strange shapes when levitated and spun
Nobel laureate goes to Washington? Dec 11, 2008 6 comments
Steven Chu tipped to head US Department of Energy
Water confirmed on distant planet Dec 10, 2008 1 comment
Exoplanet puzzle seems to be solved
Europe plans future research facilities Dec 9, 2008
New roadmap focuses on environmental sciences
Cosmic-ray mystery deepens Dec 9, 2008 3 comments
High-energy hotspots puzzle cosmologists
Lamb shift spotted in solid qubit Dec 5, 2008 1 comment
Discovery could help physicists design more robust quantum computers
LHC will restart end of June 2009 Dec 5, 2008 11 comments
Beams not likely to reach full energy until 2010
'Echoes' shine a light on Tycho Brahe's supernova Dec 3, 2008
New light from old supernova tells us how it exploded