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
Inventions Electron microscope based on revolutionary technique set to provide highest resolution images ever March 7, 2012
Physics Fermilab’s Tevatron accelerator hints Higgs boson existance, confirms LHC data March 7, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Inventions IBM images electric charge distribution in a SINGLE molecule – world’s first! February 27, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Physics Physicists discover rare hypernucleus, a component of strange matter February 20, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Geology Part of Earth’s mantle is shown to be conductive under high pressures and temperatures January 20, 2012
Physics Nanoscale wires defy quantum predictions, giving a new meaning to Moore’s law January 8, 2012
Nanotechnology ‘Time Cloaking’ remarkable experiment hides event in time January 6, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Physics Physicists will have to hold their breath a little longer – ‘God particle’ not found yet December 13, 2011
