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
Physics Not that fast: neutrinos shown to travel at sub-light speed, refuting controversial claims March 16, 2012
Physics Physics explains why the “man in the moon” stares at the Earth March 13, 2012 - Updated on August 2, 2023
Physics Nuclear clocks set to become most accurate timekeepers on Earth. Only a fraction of a second lost for 14 billion years March 9, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Physics MIT engineers create LED that has 230% efficiency. Thermodynamics laws still in place March 9, 2012
Discoveries Key neutrino discovery helps understand how their oscillation occurs March 8, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
