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 …
The fifth force
The discovery of a previously unknown particle could revolutionise the concepts of classical physics
Looking for life
The rightplace to look for extraterrestrial life is not planets of other solar systems but their moons
Fact is stranger
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Chaos under control
"Bigger, better, faster, more" is a safe motto in data transfer techniques, as scientists try to process more information faster
Still elusive
Two varying estimates of the Hubble constant mean that we are no closer to establishing the age of the universe
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
Water, water, everywhere in our Solar system but what does that mean for life?
It should be no surprise that water played a key role in the formation and evolution of our planetary system
From the world to worlds
Orbits of TRAPPIST-1’s seven plant system are compact, yet they are not roasted wastelands like Mercury
Our complex world
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Debates on atom
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