Unusual bearing

Hello halo

Small smaller

A new method to fabricate smallest transistors may revolutionise the chip industry

Cosmic foresight

Precision bending

A new method to bend beams of X-rays could make diagnosis precise

Spotting a powerful serve

How does a dead spot in a tennis racket help in the most powerful of serves?

Starry insights

By studying supernovae, scientists are determining the mass of the Universe

Slippery solid

A new solid lubricant would work in diverse climatic conditions

Watery world

Small is worthy

Rounded off

Future of the ubiquitous personal computer is going to be spherical

Bye bye silicon

How microelectronics might take to carbon

QED

Non-discoveries are also important in particle physics

Matter unknown

Charting the Universe

Crystal clear

LCD technology goes further with new findings in liquid crystal behaviour

Starlight fading

Death conquers all. Stars die too, in more ways than one

Bigger bangs

They are bigger than exploding stars. And astronomers are tracking them like crazy

Policing the Net

Quantum leap

Material bliss

A new technique promises to make the material scientists' job easier

Mother Universe

How did the Universe "get going"? Here's a new, interesting theory

Timing it right

Pop goes the atom

Planet waves

Good news. Star 51 Pegasi really has an orbiting planet