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Flatland physics probes mysteries of superfluidity

— 25 Mar 2009 15:16 | Physics

If physicists lived in Flatland - the fictional two-dimensional world invented by Edwin Abbott in his 1884 novel - some of their quantum physics experiments would turn out differently... — full story

Physicists create BlackMax to search for dimensions in space at the Large Hadron Collider

— 8 Nov 2008 18:14 | Physics

A team of theoretical and experimental physicists, with participants from Case Western Reserve University, have designed a new black hole simulator called BlackMax to search for evidence... — full story

Nanoscale dimensioning is fast, cheap with new NIST optical technique

— 30 Oct 2008 13:38 | Health

A novel technique under development at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses a relatively inexpensive optical microscope to quickly and cheaply analyse nanoscale... — full story

At upper right, a cadmium sulphide nanosphere before stress is applied. The hollow sphere is partly transparent to the electron beam. At lower right, the sphere after being stressed to the point of failure, (c) Andrew Minor, National Centre for Electron MicroscopyEngineering nanoparticles for maximum strength

— 21 Oct 2008 10:28 | Technology

Because they are riddled with defects, bulk crystalline materials never achieve their ideal strength; nanocrystals, on the other hand, are so small there's no room for defects. ('Nano'... — full story

Dr Mark Lewney, the Rock Doctor, (c) Institute of PhysicsPhysics and guitars collide to make a big bang in schools

— 7 Jan 2008 18:50 | Physics

Rock guitars, superstrings, 11 dimensions and the world's largest and highest energy particle accelerator are the lead instruments for the Institute of Physics' loudest schools lecture... — full story

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