Left or right?

How magnetic fields determine the 'handedness' of molecules

The dark side of the sun

What went wrong?

More bytes to chew

It is now possible to increase storage capacity of computers by 1,000 per cent

New face

A new planet outside our solar system comes to light

Better display

Stars and lumps

Straighten time space

Magnetic fields are able to unbend the space-time continuum

Mine inspector

Barring reflection

A new coating minimises reflecting light

Shedding new light

Micropower

Freeze frame

New forms of ice discovered

Apollo's Nazi connections

Brother ET

Eyes wide open

Fear of asteroids is expensive

Unmanned space missions can be as helpful in garnering knowledge of outer space

Joker in the pack of stars

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The mess over neutrino mass

The neutrino dispute has broken out again, with a new study claiming evidence that the ethereal particle has mass

A matter of consequence

Science's search for the Holy Grail finally comes to an end with the uncovering of the 5th state of matter

Spectra of colour

A Japanese company has developed blue light-emitting diodes using gallium nitride, thus filling the gap in the spectrum of semiconductor light …

Power-crazy

Clean and unlimited power from just a handful of hydrogen atoms. Physicists are busy working to make this dream real

Brainy hardware

A path-breaking step in the process of understanding the most complex structure of the human body

Quest for speed

Scientists claim to have sent pulses of microwaves over a one-metre distance at speeds that are 5-10 per cent faster than the speed of light

Big and mysterious

The current theory of planet formation has just been proved wrong. It is time astrophysicists got back to the drawing- board