Particles, Matter and Spacetime

• 08/08: Quark-Gluon Plasma: Early form of matter seen in Au atom collisions (SR)

• 08/05: Hydrogen: Some scientists claim there is a new "hydrino" state (PW)

• 06/17: Time Travel: Model suggests you can go to the past, but not change it (BBC)

• 04/22: Nuclear Physics: Physicists measure lifetime of elusive nickel isotope (S&T)

• 03/28: Gravity and Spacetime: Testing Einstein's theory in space (NASA)

• 03/21: Quark-Gluon Plasma: Experimental results puzzle physicists (space, SFN)

• 02/28: Gravity: Does it get weaker at large r by leaking into extra dimensions? (space)

• 02/04: Particle Accelerators: CERN prepares LHC, to be turned on in 2007 (BBC)

• 01/10: Spacetime Warping: Evidence in X-rays from black hole neighborhood (SFN)

Technology

• 08.03: Lenses: A new lens can image nano-scale objects with visible light (PW)

• 08.01: Extreme Physics: Discharging 19M amps on an aluminum can (livesci)

• 07/08: Teleportation: The progress made so far and thoughts on the future (space)

• 05/13: Batteries: New type based on radioactivity may last 10 years or more (livesci)

• 04/12: Miniaturization: 20 microW motor is less than 200 nm on a side (livesci)

• 02/28: Invisibility Cloak: A proposal for how to make objects invisible (livesci)

• 02/23: Cosmic Rays: Muons and search for cavities in 2000-yr old pyramid (livesci)

• 02/02: Sound: Binaural recordings want to be much better than stereo (livesci)

• 02/01: Electronics: Technology developed by HP could replace transistors (livesci)

• 01/19: Microscopes: Seeing electrons with 50 nm resolution withour "touching" (PW)

• 01/17: Device Control: Signals from the brain used to manipulate a device (PW)

• 01/06: Nanotech: Researchers in Japan make nanoscale mechanical switch (PW)

• 01/05: Lasers: Scientists at Intel have made the first all-silicon laser (PW)

Health-Related Applications

• 08/08: Consciousness: Physicists try to help solve the puzzle of its origin (livesci)

• 02/16: Ultrasounds: Using them to diagnose astronauts' health problems (NASA)

• 01/28: X-Ray Vision? Beware of hoaxes, even if apparently corroborated (livesci)

• 01/21: Mechanical Ear: Life-sized fully micromachined artificial cochlea made (PW)

Physics and Nature

• 08/19: Speed of Light: Slowing it down or speeding it up in optical fibers (livesci)

• 04/07: Splashing: Researcher discovers connection of pattern with air pressure (livesci)

• 03/03: Sonoluminescence: Collapsing bubbles that emit light reach 20,000 K (livesci)

• 02/15: Animal Colors: Lobsters are blue for quantum mechanical reasons (Nature)

• 02/15: Optics: Black holes may act like media with negative index of refraction (Nature)

Physics and Physicists

• 08/22: Einstein: Original manuscript for 1924 paper found in Leiden (livesci)

• 04/25: Measurement Units: Scientists argue for a new definition of the kg (livesci)

• 01/18: Wolf Prize: This year's prize goes to atomic physicist Daniel Kleppner (PW)