Physics
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Questions raised about lithium-ion cell’s claim to fame
For lithium-ion batteries, a user’s charging habits may affect estimates of remaining charge after all.
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Light journeys unimpeded along material’s surface
A topological insulator for photons, exotic etched glass could improve optics-based communications.
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Cosmic ray detector confirms hints of dark matter
Space station-based instrument records high amount of antimatter seen in earlier experiments.
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Quantum cryptography takes flight
Successful reading of photon beam sent from airplane may one day lead to encrypted satellite communications.
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Sound cloaks enter the third dimension
Concept could lead to sonar-defeating submarines or noise-cancelling highway barriers.
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Highlights from the American Physical Society meeting
Highlights from the March meeting, held in Baltimore on March 18-22, 2013, include how fire ants need a little water to dig deep, what makes trees scream and a tiny crystal that can squeeze through an even tinier tube.
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Universe is a teeny bit older than thought
Planck satellite reveals information from just after the Big Bang, largely confirming scientists' theories.
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As Erebus Lives and Breathes
The Antarctica volcano’s long-lived lava lake coughs up clues to the physiology of volcanoes .
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Particle caught flip-flopping
At the Large Hadron Collider, researchers observe D mesons oscillate between particle and antiparticle.
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Vortex gets tied in knots
Physicists use 3-D printing and tiny bubbles to capture twisted-up water.
- Tech
Trick of light makes microwave imaging simple
Metamaterials and math combine to produce a quick, cheap system.
- Physics
New clock revolves around an atom’s mass
A controversial new study claims that time can be measured by precisely determining a single particle's heft.
