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  1. Physics

    U.S. time now flows from atom fountain

    The United States has switched to the atomic fountain clock, which sets itself according to the resonant frequency of rising and falling balls of cold cesium.

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  2. Physics

    Magnets trap neutrons for a lifetime

    A new device that uses magnets to trap neutrons may enable physicists to measure more precisely how quickly free neutrons decay, a time period with implications for understanding both the weak force and the early universe.

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  3. Social thinking in schizophrenia

    Training that fosters thinking skills in social situations may improve attention, memory, and social skills of people with schizophrenia.

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  4. 19083

    That six college students in London should require more brain activity than Italian students in decoding words is consistent with the use of whole-language methods favored in London classrooms when these respondents were young.