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

Light on India’s fourteenth meteor shower

The Vidarbha region in Maharashtra was hit by a meteor shower on May 22. It was no spectacle—it came between 2 pm and 2.30 pm—in the …

Distance between Earth and Sun

Measure it yourself during transit of Venus this year

In honour of Galileo

Exhibition>> Astronomy • Italy

Making a standby sun

Physicists say it's theoretically possible to make a sun in the laboratory.

Led by light

Display technology all set to cover new ground

Pipe screams