Physics

  1. Particle Physics

    The Particle at the End of the Universe

    How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World, by Sean Carroll.

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  2. Physics

    Underwater avalanches go with the flow

    Lubricating fluid changes how grains collapse.

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  3. Physics

    Physicists’ theories, biology’s brains work best when they’re models of efficiency

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  4. Chemistry

    Hydrogen fuel edges a step closer

    A new chemical setup creates clean-burning gas by mimicking plant photosynthesis.

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  5. Tech

    Plastic fantastic seals in speeding projectiles

    Layered nanomaterial shows how bulletproof polymers wrap around penetrating particles.

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  6. Physics

    To build a clock that ticks forever, you need a spacetime crystal blueprint

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  7. Physics

    Supersolidity loses its luster

    Bizarre quantum state may not exist after all, new experiments suggest.

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  8. Tech

    Cancer cells executed by magnet

    Metal nanoparticles trigger cell's own death machinery.

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  9. Physics

    2012 physics Nobel recognizes experiments probing quantum world

    Serge Haroche and David Wineland win for investigating single particles of light and matter.

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  10. Tech

    Degradable devices vanish after use

    Technique combines silicon, magnesium and silk for medical implants, transistors and digital cameras that can melt away.

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  11. Physics

    Scientists seek mathematical insights for taming and explaining ‘dragon kings’

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  12. Physics

    Uncertainty not so certain after all

    Lab experiments undermine the first formulation of Heisenberg’s famous physics principle, but leave its broader implications intact.

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