Physics journal fosters spirit of enquiry
Physical Review, which began in 1893 as a monthly journal of indifferent repute, has evolved into a standard for the international physics community.
Exotic denizens of the particle zoo
From ancient Greece to the world of today, humans have always believed that the amazing diversity of objects in the universe can be interpreted …
New stars on the horizon
An exciting new discovery might lead to a confirmation of the presence of the farthest known galaxy
Top quirk
It took almost 2 decades of squinting at the microverse to finally pin down, on March 2, an accomplished atomic escape artist, the top quark
Scientists under a microscope
A department of science and technology report reveals that India's boffins are academically a lax lot
The secret of carbon nanotubes
Successful experiments in measuring individual carbon nanotubes opens pathways for manufacture of a diverse range of products
The mysterious planets
Tadpole like objects in the Helix nebula, detected by the Hubble telescope, suggest the presence ofhitherto unseen objects in the universe
Atom: the whole picture
X-ray holography, a neoteric way of studing atomic configurations, promises to give a three-dimensional picture of the arrangement of atoms in a …
Galileo says...
The six-year-long wait for the Galileo trip to Jupiter started paying off scientific returns last fortnight, as the data sent by the probe was …
A whole new world!
Why are we and the universe around us made of matter and not antimatter? Scientists at last create antimatter particles to lead us on to a …
Elusive no more
A Japanese experiment in thefield of neutrino detection has come as manna for physicists and cosmologists, opening before them immense …
Star's blueprint
The mapping of the magnetic field of TX Camelopardalis can provide important insights into the behaviour of stars
Byte by byte
To increase disk drive capacity, both silicon chips and magnetic-memory disks will have to get better
Precious mine
With the help of nickel and vitreous carbon, the industrial manufacture of diamonds becomes easier
On borrowed time
The Hubble telescope is slowly wearing out and efforts to repair it are on, alongwith preparations for its replacement
Distance dilemma
Are quasars near or far? Doubts appear as the astronomical calculator, red shift, is challenged
Space science, biology and politics
NASA hopes to solve its resource crunch by putting forward a case that uses space science for explaining the origins of life
Composition: critical
While the aircraft industry flies high with composites, one question nags engineers: are they really safe?
Light matters
Every kid knows that E=mc 2 . But this time, physicists are working backwards, converting energy into matter
A perfect ten, is it?
Two groups of scientists have claimed there is proof of a tenth planet in the solar system. Astrophysicists are sceptical
Challenge of the balance
When will scientists stop? The latest is the 'nanobalance', which would measure the mass of microorganisms and viruses
Joker in the pack of stars
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The mess over neutrino mass
The neutrino dispute has broken out again, with a new study claiming evidence that the ethereal particle has mass
A matter of consequence
Science's search for the Holy Grail finally comes to an end with the uncovering of the 5th state of matter
Spectra of colour
A Japanese company has developed blue light-emitting diodes using gallium nitride, thus filling the gap in the spectrum of semiconductor light …