The Intelligibility of Nature, by Peter Dear
2019-03-15 08:13:01ByAdrianBarnettJUSTasthebodyofknowledgeevolvesovertime
[查看详情]Speed boost helps quantum codes on their way
2019-03-15 08:13:01DESPITEallthetalkofquantumcryptographyprovidinguswithimpregnablecommunications
[查看详情]Maths explains how bees can stay airborne with such tiny wings
2019-03-15 08:08:01StephenDalton/NHPA/plainpictureByTimothyRevellWefirstrealisedthatbeesseemtofloutthelawsofmathematicsinthe1930s.Calculationsshowedthattheirwingscouldnotprovideenoughlifttogettheirbodiesofftheground
[查看详情]Russian mathematics genius shuns the spotlight
2019-03-15 08:05:01ByJustinMullinsTheworldofmathematicsisinuproaroverrumoursthatitsmostprestigiousprizewillbeturneddownnextweekbyoneofitsbrighteststars.TheFieldsMedal
[查看详情]Hunting Higgs boson in mini black holes
2019-03-15 07:20:01ByZeeyaMerali(Image:CERN/Gamma)Theymustbeeternaloptimists.Howelsewouldyouexplaintheplanbyphysiciststolookforahypotheticalparticle
[查看详情]Superconductivity – the path of no resistance
2019-03-15 07:05:01ByAmarendraSwarupTomostpeopleitlooksratherunremarkable
[查看详情]'Ether' returns in a bid to oust dark matter
2019-03-15 06:18:01ByZeeyaMeraliFromhisofficewindow
[查看详情]Let Einstein help you board your plane
2019-03-15 06:15:01ByBenLongstaffFROMYOURchairinthedepartureloungeyoucanalreadyseetheplane
[查看详情]Flybys may be key to Pioneer anomaly
2019-03-15 06:05:01ByDavidShigaThemysterysurroundingthePioneeranomalyhasdeepened.TheunexplainedchangesinaccelerationseeninNASA’sPioneer10and11probescouldberelatedtosimilarlyoddshiftsinthespeedofotherspaceprobes
[查看详情]Latecomer revs up dark energy race
2019-03-15 05:12:01ByStephenBattersbyAdarkhorsehasjumpedintotheracetosolvethemysteryofdarkenergy.NASAhasgiventhenodtoaradicalnewmethodtoprobethisunknownforce
[查看详情]Atomic hopper shows promise for nano switching
2019-03-15 05:04:01ByKurtKleiner(Image:JAStroscio/JNCrain/RJCelotta/NIST)AsinglecobaltatomhasbeenmadetohopbackandforthbetweentwopositionsinresponsetoanelectriccurrentbyUSresearchers.Thetechniquecouldsomedayleadtothe
[查看详情]Mathematics: The burden of proof
2019-03-15 04:15:01ByMarcusduSautoyTHEREcan’tbemanypeoplethatwouldturndownaNobelprize.SoaftertheInternationalMathematicalUnionannouncedthisweekthatitwasawardingwhatsomeconsiderthemathematicalequivalent
[查看详情]You are made of space-time
2019-03-15 04:12:01ByDavideCastelvecchiandValerieJamiesonLeeSmolinisnomagician.Yetheandhiscolleagueshavepulledoffoneofthegreatesttricksimaginable.StartingfromnothingmorethanEinstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativity
[查看详情]Editorial: Mathematics must evolve
2019-03-15 04:10:01ITWASinevitablethatthisweek’sawardoftheFieldsmedals
[查看详情]North of the big bang
2019-03-15 04:08:01ByAnilAnanthaswamy“Myexerciseeverymorningistotryandpourcoldwateronmyfantasies.”Don’tworry
[查看详情]Big bang reconciled with 'missing' lithium
2019-03-15 04:03:01Oneofthenigglingthingsaboutbigbangtheoryisthatitpredictstheuniverseshouldhavefarmorelithiumthanwecanfind.Nowwecanallresteasy.Thestars
[查看详情]The man who was both alive and dead
2019-03-15 03:15:01ByZeeyaMerali(Image:F.Majorana/ERegami/AIPEmilioSegreVisualArchive)TOBE
[查看详情]Relic neutrinos join the hunt for dark energy
2019-03-15 03:14:01ByStephenBattersbyMASSIVEopticaltelescopesonmountaintopshavebeenthemaintoolsforexploringdarkenergy–themysteriousstuffthatisacceleratingtheexpansionoftheuniverse.Soonthequestcouldmoveunderground.Neutri
[查看详情]Prestigious Fields Medals for mathematics awarded
2019-03-15 02:14:01ByJustinMullinsTheworld’smostprestigiousprizeformathematicshasbeenawardedtofourresearchersduringaceremonyinMadrid.Theeventwassomewhatovershadowed
[查看详情]Making radioactive waste safe in just decades
2019-03-15 02:13:01KLAUSROLFSbelieveshecanmakeradioactivewastesafeinjustdecades
[查看详情]Upcoming colliders: Physics on the edge
2019-03-15 02:01:01ByStephenBattersby(Image:DESY)Themachinewillstretchfor50kilometres
[查看详情]Eccentric mathematician shuns prestigious award
2019-03-15 01:18:01YOUhavegottobecrazytoturndown$1millionandthetopprizeinyourfield–unlessyouareamathematician
[查看详情]Where mind meets quantum matter
2019-03-15 01:15:01ByMarcusChownONEofthemostscandalouslybadmisrepresentationsofphysicsinrecentyearsisthedrama-documentaryWhattheBleepDoWeKnow?
[查看详情]'Electron-spin' trick boosts quantum computing
2019-03-15 01:09:01By(Image:FrankKoppens)Anewsiliconchipcapableofmanipulatingthespinofasingleelectroncouldultimatelyallowfuturisticquantumcomputerstobebuiltusingconventionalelectronictechnology
[查看详情]Chemical internet discovers new ways to make drugs
2019-03-14 08:10:00ByJacobAronLINKINGcomputerstogethertoformavastglobalnetworktransformedcomputing–andthentheworld.Now
[查看详情]Higgs certainty boosted by more complete analysis
2019-03-14 08:07:00ByLisaGrossmanItsdiscoverylastmonthsparkedamediastormbuttheHiggsbosonisnowevenmoreofasurething.ATLAS
[查看详情]Higgs-spotting is much easier in Flatland
2019-03-14 07:20:00ByLisaGrossmanCALLthemthealternativeHiggshunters.Agroupofresearchershasglimpsedasimulatedversionoftheelusiveparticleinthebehaviourofahandfulofatomsonalabbench.Inmarkedcontrasttothehigh-energycollision
[查看详情]Inequality: The physics of our finances
2019-03-14 07:19:00(Image:Huyuanjia/RexFeatures)ByStephenBattersbyMoneymodellingReadmore:“Theageofinequality:The1percentandtherest”“The1percent”maybeacatchyphrase
[查看详情]Manhattan project sites may become national parks
2019-03-14 07:16:00BySaraReardonMostofthethousandswhoworkedinaremoteclusterofwoodenbuildingsandconcretebunkersintheNewMexicodesertinthe1940shadnoideatheywerepartoftheManhattanproject.Thebuildingsinwhichtheyresearchedand
[查看详情]Astrophile: Shapely galaxy is ahead of the curve
2019-03-14 06:15:00ByStephenBattersbyObject:BX442
[查看详情]Astrophile: Two planets with two suns up odds for life
2019-03-14 06:10:00ByLisaGrossmanObjects:AnunusualexoplanetpairOrbits:Circlingtwosun-likestarsPlottwist:ChanceforahabitablemoonThesunrisesonKepler-47c’slargestmoon
[查看详情]Particle discovery is a start, not an end
2019-03-14 06:09:00“LIKEbeingknockedoverbyawave.”ThatishowPeterHiggsdescribestheeuphoriafollowinglastweek’sannouncementthataparticleresemblingtheonebearinghisnamehadbeendiscoveredatCERN’sLargeHadronCollider.Thoseinatten
[查看详情]It's a boson! But we need to know if it's the Higgs
2019-03-14 06:03:00ByCelesteBieverinCERN
[查看详情]Higgs boson gets peer-review seal of approval
2019-03-14 05:16:00ByLisaGrossmanAlreadyboastingfameandcachet
[查看详情]Nature Publishing Group wins libel trial
2019-03-14 05:10:00ByJacobAronThejournalNaturehaswonalibelcasebroughtagainstitbyMohamedElNaschie
[查看详情]Physicists propose factory to spew out Higgs particles
2019-03-14 05:08:00ByRichardWebbinLindau
[查看详情]Reality: A universe of information
2019-03-14 05:07:00ByMichaelBrooksReadmore:“Specialissue:Whatisreality?“WHATEVERkindofrealityyouthinkyou’relivingin
[查看详情]Chemical bond discovered that only exists in space
2019-03-14 04:14:00ByNicolaGuttridgeThere’sanewbondintown
[查看详情]Only in 3D are spheres the worst packers
2019-03-14 04:13:00ByJacobAronIT’Sofficial.Sphereswastethemostspaceofanyshapeifyouarepackingidenticalobjectsintoabox.Althoughmostpeoplesuspectedthis
[查看详情]Marie Curie, the family woman
2019-03-14 03:17:00ByAndrewRobinsonInMarieCurieandHerDaughtersShelleyEmlingexploresthelatteryearsofthefamousscientist’slife
[查看详情]Robins outdo other animals in judging meal size
2019-03-14 03:05:00ROBINSappeartohaveaneyefornumbers
[查看详情]Melbourne drinks to the Higgs while CERN lunches
2019-03-14 02:20:00ByMichaelSlezakinMelbourneTiredredeyessoongavewaytorosycheeksasphysicistsinMelbourne
[查看详情]DNA could have existed long before life itself
2019-03-14 02:13:00ByMichaelMarshallTHElatesttwistintheorigin-of-lifetaleisdoublehelical.ChemistsareclosetodemonstratingthatthebuildingblocksofDNAcanformspontaneouslyfromchemicalsthoughttobepresentontheprimordialEarth.I
[查看详情]Mirrors take root in pitch-black nanotube forest
2019-03-14 02:11:00REFLECTonthis:agentlepushisallittakestoturntheblackestmaterialintheworldintoashinymirror.What’smore
[查看详情]First images of chemical bond differences captured
2019-03-14 02:06:00ByLisaGrossmanSharingmoreleadstotighterbonds–evenintheworldofmolecules.Themostdetailedimagesyetmadeofthechemicalbondsinamoleculevividlyshowwhatlarge-scalemodelshadlongassumed:themoreelectronstwoato
[查看详情]Self-cooling crystal makes room-temperature maser
2019-03-14 02:06:00ByGileadAmitTradingrubiesforartificiallook-a-likesmightseemlikeabadidea.Butthatcouldbewhatfinallyturnsmasersintovaluabletechnology
[查看详情]Big bangs theory: Unlocking the secrets of great hair
2019-03-14 01:18:00ByMichaelBrooksEITANGRINSPUN’Scurlinglocksprovidehimwiththeperfectexcuseforaspotofmirror-gazinginthenameofscience.“Thereareallthesecrazyforcesbetweenhairs
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