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Study sheds light on dark matter Physics February 06, 2006 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 32 vote(s) \| No comments yet British astronomers say they have, for the first time, determined some of the physical characteristics of dark matter.

Briefs: Survey shows record U.S. video-game sales Physics January 16, 2006 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The sale of video games in the United States set a record last year with a 6-percent increase over 2004 to more than $10 billion, a recent survey concluded.

Bell Labs researchers awarded for CCD Physics January 05, 2006 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Bell Labs said Thursday two of its former researchers were awarded by the National Academy of Engineering for inventing the charge-coupled device.

Spanish scientists develop new crystals Physics December 15, 2005 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists working at the University of Navarra in Spain say they have developed a more efficient laser crystal.

Bubble machine studies chaotic behavior Physics December 12, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Harvard University scientists say they've produced an example of self-organized complexity in a rudimentary microfluidic bubble generator.

Statistical physics shows new approach to fighting viruses Physics December 12, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Computer viruses pose an ongoing threat and their neutralization calls for new strategies, researchers at Tel Aviv University say. Eran Shir and colleagues propose a solution that helps an 'antivirus' program reach an at-risk ...

Noted physicist David S. Saxon dies at 85 Physics December 09, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Noted physicist David S. Saxon, who headed the University of California system from 1975 to 1983, died at age 85.

Los Alamos contract to be decided soon Physics November 17, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The fate of U.S. nuclear exploration is waiting on the Department of Energy to decide who will get a contract to operate Los Alamos National Laboratory.

New way to measure sulfate particles Physics October 07, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology created an improved technique to measure sulfur isotopic ratios.

Waving, not drowning: The truth about quicksand Physics September 29, 2005 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists have given the lie to the hoary scene in Westerns in which a cowboy slowly drowns in quicksand or alternatively is cast a lifeline by a buddy and gets hauled to safety. Physicists in the Netherlands built a ...

Mathematics Unites The Heavens And The Atom Physics September 28, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet In recent years, mathematicians have discovered an almost perfect parallel between the motion of spacecraft through the solar system and the motion of atoms in a chemical reaction - a hidden unity that has led to innovative ...

Quantum physics predict chemical reactions Physics September 15, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Purdue University scientists say chemists trying to predict how complex biological molecules react with others may soon get help from quantum physics.

Nobel prize winner Joseph Rotblat dies Physics September 02, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Scientists around the world paid tribute to Joseph Rotblat, a Polish nuclear physicist and Nobel peace prize winner, who died at age 96.

Speed of light made faster (Update) Physics August 20, 2005 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 37 vote(s) \| No comments yet Swiss researchers have successfully demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to control the speed of light in an optical fiber.

Scientists create nanotech simulation tool Physics August 16, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Purdue University engineers say they've created a nanotech simulation tool that shows how current flows between silicon atoms and individual molecules.

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Study sheds light on dark matter Physics February 06, 2006 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 32 vote(s) \| No comments yet British astronomers say they have, for the first time, determined some of the physical characteristics of dark matter.

Briefs: Survey shows record U.S. video-game sales Physics January 16, 2006 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The sale of video games in the United States set a record last year with a 6-percent increase over 2004 to more than $10 billion, a recent survey concluded.

Bell Labs researchers awarded for CCD Physics January 05, 2006 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Bell Labs said Thursday two of its former researchers were awarded by the National Academy of Engineering for inventing the charge-coupled device.

Spanish scientists develop new crystals Physics December 15, 2005 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists working at the University of Navarra in Spain say they have developed a more efficient laser crystal.

Bubble machine studies chaotic behavior Physics December 12, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Harvard University scientists say they've produced an example of self-organized complexity in a rudimentary microfluidic bubble generator.

Statistical physics shows new approach to fighting viruses Physics December 12, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Computer viruses pose an ongoing threat and their neutralization calls for new strategies, researchers at Tel Aviv University say. Eran Shir and colleagues propose a solution that helps an 'antivirus' program reach an at-risk ...

Noted physicist David S. Saxon dies at 85 Physics December 09, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Noted physicist David S. Saxon, who headed the University of California system from 1975 to 1983, died at age 85.

Los Alamos contract to be decided soon Physics November 17, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The fate of U.S. nuclear exploration is waiting on the Department of Energy to decide who will get a contract to operate Los Alamos National Laboratory.

New way to measure sulfate particles Physics October 07, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology created an improved technique to measure sulfur isotopic ratios.

Waving, not drowning: The truth about quicksand Physics September 29, 2005 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists have given the lie to the hoary scene in Westerns in which a cowboy slowly drowns in quicksand or alternatively is cast a lifeline by a buddy and gets hauled to safety. Physicists in the Netherlands built a ...

Mathematics Unites The Heavens And The Atom Physics September 28, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet In recent years, mathematicians have discovered an almost perfect parallel between the motion of spacecraft through the solar system and the motion of atoms in a chemical reaction - a hidden unity that has led to innovative ...

Quantum physics predict chemical reactions Physics September 15, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Purdue University scientists say chemists trying to predict how complex biological molecules react with others may soon get help from quantum physics.

Nobel prize winner Joseph Rotblat dies Physics September 02, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Scientists around the world paid tribute to Joseph Rotblat, a Polish nuclear physicist and Nobel peace prize winner, who died at age 96.

Speed of light made faster (Update) Physics August 20, 2005 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 37 vote(s) \| No comments yet Swiss researchers have successfully demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to control the speed of light in an optical fiber.

Scientists create nanotech simulation tool Physics August 16, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Purdue University engineers say they've created a nanotech simulation tool that shows how current flows between silicon atoms and individual molecules.

Study sheds light on dark matter

Briefs: Survey shows record U.S. video-game sales

Bell Labs researchers awarded for CCD

Spanish scientists develop new crystals

Bubble machine studies chaotic behavior

Statistical physics shows new approach to fighting viruses

Noted physicist David S. Saxon dies at 85

Los Alamos contract to be decided soon

New way to measure sulfate particles

Waving, not drowning: The truth about quicksand

Mathematics Unites The Heavens And The Atom

Quantum physics predict chemical reactions

Nobel prize winner Joseph Rotblat dies

Speed of light made faster (Update)

Scientists create nanotech simulation tool

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