Physics Flexible, high speed electronics built using nanocrystals might open new doorways November 29, 2012
Physics New metamaterial focuses radio waves with extreme precision similar to Star Wars’ Death Star November 15, 2012
Physics Long standing physics mystery apparently solved: light behaves both as particle and wave November 9, 2012
Physics Nanodevice lets light waves travel infinitely fast. Theory of Relativity still in place November 7, 2012
Physics Physics premiere: synthetic magnetism used to control light – new generation of electronics possible November 1, 2012
Physics After extending Einstein’s theory of relativity to greater than light velocities, the laws of physics alter October 10, 2012 - Updated on February 25, 2021
Physics Particle accelerator can transmute radioactive waste and drastically lower half-life decay September 26, 2012
Biology Bacteria replicate close to the limit of thermodynamic efficiency September 21, 2012 - Updated on September 23, 2012
Other New high energy physics facility to be built – laser center will light Eastern Europe September 19, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Physics Hints of superconductivity at room temperature might hold far-reaching consequences September 19, 2012
Inventions Researchers make breakthrough in quantum computation: factoring a number in prime numbers August 20, 2012
Physics Hottest temperature on Earth reached after scientists create quark-gluon particle soup August 14, 2012
Physics Spintronics breakthrough at IBM could lead to new generation memory storage August 13, 2012 - Updated on August 15, 2012
Physics ISS’s Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is like an LHC in space – already boasting fantastic results July 26, 2012
Physics Is it better to run or walk in the rain to stay as dry as possible? A lifelong physics question July 24, 2012 - Updated on July 24, 2019
Physics Rumors of imminent Higgs boson announcement run amok on science blogs. Discovery might be announced next week June 20, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Physics Standard Model of Physics might be revamped after experimental findings raise doubts June 19, 2012 - Updated on May 14, 2021
Anthropology Red Dot is oldest cave art found yet – Neanderthals could be artists June 15, 2012 - Updated on February 12, 2024
Physics Scientists split an atom in two and then fuse it back together June 5, 2012 - Updated on February 17, 2023
Nanotechnology Free-electron X-ray laser reveals protein architecture at unprecedented detail June 4, 2012 - Updated on April 18, 2014
Physics Physicist avoids traffic ticket by publishing a paper, proving his innocence April 16, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Physics First-ever working quantum network lays foundation for the future’s quantum internet April 12, 2012
Physics Scientists devise qubits in a semiconductor for the first time March 26, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017