News: June 2002
Electron pulses reach the femtosecond scale
Jun 26, 2002
Bursts of electrons – rather than light – could probe ultra-fast processes
Galactic lenses cut black holes down to size
Jun 26, 2002
Quasar claim could boost models of the early Universe
Defects combine to make perfect devices
Jun 26, 2002
Physicists have shown it is possible to make near-perfect devices from defective components
Hawking scoops book prize
Jun 26, 2002
The Universe in a Nutshell wins the 2002 Aventis Prize for Science Books
Silver foils the diffraction limit
Jun 20, 2002
Fine patterns on metal films could lead to smaller photonic and electronic devices
Magnetic spins to store quantum information
Jun 20, 2002
Long-lived spin clusters in magnetic compounds could be ‘entangled’
Laser lithography makes cheaper chips
Jun 19, 2002
A new manufacturing process could revolutionize the semiconductor industry
Jets unravel nebula puzzle
Jun 19, 2002
Gas jets could explain the elongated structure of many planetary nebulas
Single photons to soak up data
Jun 14, 2002
New technique could lead to super-efficient quantum communication
Magnets open the gate to nanoscale logic
Jun 13, 2002
Physicists create the first metallic NOT gate to work at room temperature
Tiny transistors nudge the nanoscale
Jun 12, 2002
The first transistor made from a single atom could lead to practical nanoelectronics
Lasers propel paper aeroplanes
Jun 11, 2002
‘Ablation’ technique could be scaled up to make lightweight aircraft
Lawrence Livermore names new boss
Jun 10, 2002
Nuclear physicist is made director of the US government lab
Three more nations offer to host $4bn fusion experiment
Jun 7, 2002
France, Japan and Spain offer to host the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
Quantum dots count microwave photons
Jun 4, 2002
Single-photon detector could boost fundamental research and new technologies