New light on black holes
Researchers almost catch a glimpse of the ravenous vortexes in the Universe which don't even let light escape their gravitational grip
Cometary commune edged out
Observations support the hypothesis that thousands of comets are present in a belt on the periphery of our Solar System
Tough coats
Development of new carbon thin films could translate into protective covering for a wide range of products
Genuine stuff
Lasers passed through a fluoride glass doped with rare elements could end the search for genuine three-dimensional images
Layered wonder
Ongoing work on metallic film multilayers could facilitate their already extensive use in industry
New isotopes on the block
A German heavy ion laboratory discovers new isotopes and also sights nickel 78, which has uses in nuclear as well as astrophysics
Frozen chaos
Experiments with superconducting wires in magnetic field could lead researchers on to a better understanding of that curious amorphous solid -- glass
A pair of W's
With the creation of the W particle in laboratory, researchers hope to clear up some of the mysteries in particle physics
The scars in the stars
Two European experiments performed with helium-3 uphold the theory of defect formation during phase transition, and clear some of the fog over …
The bending details
At the spring meeting of the Materials Research Society, researchers for the first time showed what happens at the atomic level when a material bends
Diamonds are not forever
Scientists are busy looking for a compound which they say is going to replace diamond as the hardest substance
Sourcing the sources
Use of linear accelerators and free-electron lasers is all set to revolutionise the creation of fourth generation X-ray sources
What's new about neutron stars
Astronomers on the lookout claim to be finally on target with their observation of what appears to be an old isolated neutron star. This …
Silk with a difference
Analysis of the moleular orientation of spider dragline silk by CorneIl University researchers offers material science the chance to make use of …
Material gains
Brought about by scientists of the Laboratoire de Chimie des Metaux de Transition in Paris, synthesisation of a new magnetic compound- with …
Cold storage
An ingenius magneto-optic trap using a magnetic mirror created with audio tapes and floppy disks - mightfacilitate the possibility ofstorage and …
Tags out, chips in
The microchip revolution is catching up even with thefield of combinatorial chemistry - helping in the creation of all possible combinations of …
12 billion years...
...is the age of the universe. And calculations based on data from the Hubble space telescope have established the elusive Hubble constant
Light trap
Researchers have been able to capture light beams after bringing them to a complete standstill
Light on India’s fourteenth meteor shower
The Vidarbha region in Maharashtra was hit by a meteor shower on May 22. It was no spectacle—it came between 2 pm and 2.30 pm—in the …
Genealogy of stars
The discovery of a cluster of galaxies may provide useful insights into the formation of stars
Smooth drive
A new range of optical switches would enhance the speed of data transmission
Jovian heat
World's largest telescope
Space travails
A Japanese satellite fails in space resulting in the loss of vital climate data
