Rocks, and Mars' past

Hollow optic fibre

Still elusive

Two varying estimates of the Hubble constant mean that we are no closer to establishing the age of the universe

The laptop talks!

Liquid crystals produce sounds. Will we have tiny speakers?

Battery innovation

Iron batteries

Lost and found

Circuits of the future

There is already a technique to make materials for a new generation of circuits

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

Bright prospects

Consumer electronics may benefit from new advances

Star antics

Scientists are close to establishing a link between gamma-ray bursters and exploding stars

Still elusive

Some recent findings question the little we know about sub-atomic particles

Science Friction

Scientists discover the atomic phenomenon behind friction

The direction of time

The universe is not symmetrical when it comes to time

Hand-held scanner

Laser's friend

A new resin has been developed that will allow more uses of lasers

Speed limit

Scientists tame the speed of light

Microtubes are here

Manipulating molecules

Track a falling star

Why does a shooting star take millions of years to hit the Earth?

Dynamics of dust

A new study explains the phenomenon of dust rising from the lunar surface

Detecting leaks

A quick way to detect leaks in containers

Cosmic poser

The fate of our universe depends on one question: open or closed?

Found at last

Moon illusions

Why does the size of the moon diminish once it is up in the sky?