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Giant laser system is under construction Physics / Physics April 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 The world's largest laser system -- the National Ignition Facility -- is being built in California and officials say it will go online next year.

Web site offers Large Hadron Collider info Physics / Physics September 12, 2007 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. Department of Energy has created a Web site focusing on the U.S. role in developing the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator in Switzerland.

Physics world shifts focus to Switzerland Physics / Physics September 06, 2007 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists at Fermilab in Illinois are racing to find the elusive Higgs boson particle before a giant new Swiss lab opens next year.

European Union OKs fusion project Physics / Physics September 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| No comments yet European scientists will build on U.S. military research to try to create laser-based nuclear fusion aimed at replacing fossil fuels, it was reported.

'Supersymmetry' physicist Wess dead at 72 Physics / Physics August 27, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Julius Wess, one of the world's most prominent theoretical physicists, has died in Germany at age 72.

Italian scientists build atomic laser Physics / Physics July 06, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| No comments yet Italian scientists said they have discovered how to achieve an "atomic laser" envisioned by Albert Einstein in 1925.

Argonne aiming for isotope lab Physics / Physics June 21, 2007 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago and Michigan State University are top contenders for one of the world's most advanced science labs.

Physicists explain thunderstorm 'sprites' Physics / Physics June 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. physicists have determined "sprites" -- bright bursts of light seen in thunderstorms -- travel at 1-10th the speed of light.

U.S. DoE designates reactor as user facility Physics / Physics April 24, 2007 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. Department of Energy has designated its Idaho National Laboratory's Advanced Test Reactor as a National Scientific User Facility.

Scientists shed new light on cold fusion Physics / Physics March 30, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 64 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists say the concept of cold fusion, a controversial concept once hailed as a scientific breakthrough, may be ready for rebirth.

U.S. neutron source facility sets records Physics / Physics February 13, 2007 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists are excited with the accomplishments achieved during the first nine months of operations at the Spallation Neutron Source facility.

New supercomputer to be unveiled Physics / Physics February 12, 2007 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| No comments yet A Canadian firm is claiming to have taken a quantum leap in technology by producing a computer that can perform 64,000 calculations at once.

U.S. high school physics enrollment up Physics / Physics January 18, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet U.S. high school physics class enrollment is increasing, and the number of U.S. physics bachelor's degrees is up 31 percent since 2000.

Astrophysicist Herbert Gursky dies Physics / Physics December 18, 2006 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Astrophysicist Herbert Gursky, superintendent of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Space Science Division, died earlier this month in Fairfax, Va.

Terahertz-controlling device is built Physics / Physics December 04, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. government scientists say they've built a device that can manipulate terahertz radiation, perhaps leading to new imaging and communications devices.

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Giant laser system is under construction Physics / Physics April 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 The world's largest laser system -- the National Ignition Facility -- is being built in California and officials say it will go online next year.

Web site offers Large Hadron Collider info Physics / Physics September 12, 2007 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. Department of Energy has created a Web site focusing on the U.S. role in developing the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator in Switzerland.

Physics world shifts focus to Switzerland Physics / Physics September 06, 2007 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists at Fermilab in Illinois are racing to find the elusive Higgs boson particle before a giant new Swiss lab opens next year.

European Union OKs fusion project Physics / Physics September 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| No comments yet European scientists will build on U.S. military research to try to create laser-based nuclear fusion aimed at replacing fossil fuels, it was reported.

'Supersymmetry' physicist Wess dead at 72 Physics / Physics August 27, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Julius Wess, one of the world's most prominent theoretical physicists, has died in Germany at age 72.

Italian scientists build atomic laser Physics / Physics July 06, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| No comments yet Italian scientists said they have discovered how to achieve an "atomic laser" envisioned by Albert Einstein in 1925.

Argonne aiming for isotope lab Physics / Physics June 21, 2007 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago and Michigan State University are top contenders for one of the world's most advanced science labs.

Physicists explain thunderstorm 'sprites' Physics / Physics June 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. physicists have determined "sprites" -- bright bursts of light seen in thunderstorms -- travel at 1-10th the speed of light.

U.S. DoE designates reactor as user facility Physics / Physics April 24, 2007 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. Department of Energy has designated its Idaho National Laboratory's Advanced Test Reactor as a National Scientific User Facility.

Scientists shed new light on cold fusion Physics / Physics March 30, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 64 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists say the concept of cold fusion, a controversial concept once hailed as a scientific breakthrough, may be ready for rebirth.

U.S. neutron source facility sets records Physics / Physics February 13, 2007 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists are excited with the accomplishments achieved during the first nine months of operations at the Spallation Neutron Source facility.

New supercomputer to be unveiled Physics / Physics February 12, 2007 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| No comments yet A Canadian firm is claiming to have taken a quantum leap in technology by producing a computer that can perform 64,000 calculations at once.

U.S. high school physics enrollment up Physics / Physics January 18, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet U.S. high school physics class enrollment is increasing, and the number of U.S. physics bachelor's degrees is up 31 percent since 2000.

Astrophysicist Herbert Gursky dies Physics / Physics December 18, 2006 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Astrophysicist Herbert Gursky, superintendent of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Space Science Division, died earlier this month in Fairfax, Va.

Terahertz-controlling device is built Physics / Physics December 04, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. government scientists say they've built a device that can manipulate terahertz radiation, perhaps leading to new imaging and communications devices.

Giant laser system is under construction

Web site offers Large Hadron Collider info

Physics world shifts focus to Switzerland

European Union OKs fusion project

'Supersymmetry' physicist Wess dead at 72

Italian scientists build atomic laser

Argonne aiming for isotope lab

Physicists explain thunderstorm 'sprites'

U.S. DoE designates reactor as user facility

Scientists shed new light on cold fusion

U.S. neutron source facility sets records

New supercomputer to be unveiled

U.S. high school physics enrollment up

Astrophysicist Herbert Gursky dies

Terahertz-controlling device is built

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