Physics

  1. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    A first look at the roots of sight, plus fading blues, steady birds and more in this week’s news.

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  2. Physics

    Science of friction is a bit rough

    In lab experiments, physicists trying to understand earthquakes are bumping up against the limitations of existing theory.

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  3. Tech

    New technique spins superlong nanowires

    Made from any number of materials, fibers are millionths of a millimeter across and kilometers long.

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  4. Physics

    It lives and lases

    A glowing cell can produce laser light.

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  5. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Antimatter in a bottle, superfluid swirls, ladybug poisons and more in this week's news.

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  6. Physics

    Wave function directly measured

    Physicists reach out and touch an equation.

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  7. Physics

    Acoustical Society of America

    A new way to cough, music for the deaf, toadfish sonic sabotage and more in meeting news.

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  8. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Detecting gunshot residue, free-falling through sand and thinning blood magnetically in this week's news.

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  9. Physics

    Light created from the void

    An international team of physicists confirms a long-held theory about the quantum energy that fills empty space.

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  10. Tech

    Nuclear energy: As Germany goes…

    The German government surprised many energy analysts May 30, with its pledge to phase out use of nuclear power. What makes the announcement particularly noteworthy is that this government is not offering to walk away from a bit player. Nuclear power currently supplies almost one-quarter of that nation’s electrical energy — more than its share in the United States.

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  11. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    The electron is still round, plus waterfall-jumping objects, a blood-clotter spotter and more in this week’s news.

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  12. Physics

    What it means to ‘feel the noise’

    Scientists investigating the nexus between sound and touch suggest that the ear arose from skin.

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