Posts Tagged ' physics '
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Could this accelerator improve cancer scans?
April 8, 2013
This prototype particle accelerator creates radioisotopes that could help scientists offer better cancer diagnosis. It’s smaller and more efficient than previous designs.
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Physicists disappointed with Higgs
March 18, 2013
The Higgs particle discovered by the Large Hadron Collider behaves just as expected.
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The end of the universe?
February 20, 2013
Findings from the Large Hadron Collider could help us understand how the universe will end.
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Mini medical tractor beam
January 25, 2013
Scientists have created a tractor beam for microscopic objects.
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Gravity pulls gravity probe
November 19, 2012
The GOCE satellite is to move to a lower orbit to take a closer look at Earth’s gravity.
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Can kids crack cosmic mystery?
October 11, 2012
The ‘cosmic corkscrew’ is a strange object in our galaxy that may reveal secrets about black holes. Studying it takes a dedicated team of citizen scientists.
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A galaxy far, far away…
October 8, 2012
Australia unveils a powerful new radio telescope to search for the universe’s most exotic objects.
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The science of ponytails
September 21, 2012
Unilever have won the 2012 IgNobel Prize in physics for their ponytail shape equation.
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Can we get electricity from nuclear waste?
August 30, 2012
The EMMA particle accelerator is part of a new type of nuclear reactor that could help to recycle nuclear waste.
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Martian robot fires laser
August 20, 2012
NASA’s Curiosity rover has successfully tested its on-board laser.
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