SPOTLIGHT
Smash! The Search for Sparticles
Squarks, selectrons, neutralinos. A few types of supersymmetric particles, a special particle that may be created when the world’s most powerful atom smasher goes online this spring.
The world’s lowest noise laser: Researchers outsmart quantum physics
Researchers have produced a laser beam of especially high quality. In doing so, they have achieved a new world record in the control of photons by precisely placing the photons in a specific order.
Giant Particle Accelerator Discovered In The Sky
ESA?s orbiting gamma-ray observatory, Integral, has made the first unambiguous discovery of highly energetic X-rays coming from a galaxy cluster.
Parallelism allows industry to keep up with Moore?s Law
Currently, chip speeds have topped out at a little under 4 gigahertz (4 billion cycles per second) because they get hotter as they run faster, and at higher speeds they fry themselves.
NASA Remembers Three Space Tragedies
The end of January marks a somber time for NASA with the anniversary of the three major tragedies in the history of U.S. spaceflight.
Lab-made genome gives new life to ethics debate
The feat marks an historic, and controversial, milestone in the fledgling field known as synthetic biology. It uses chunks of synthetic DNA like Lego blocks, with an aim to creating life forms that can be genetically programmed to perform useful tasks.
Theory of Global Warming Well Established
The world’s largest society of Earth and space scientists has released a new statement on climate change that unequivocally names human activity as the cause of global warming.
Giant Storms Erupt on Jupiter
Two giant plumes erupted recently on Jupiter, moving faster than any other Jovian feature and leaving global streaks of red cloud particles in their wake.
Microchips Everywhere: a Future Vision
Microchips with antennas will be embedded in virtually everything you buy, wear, drive and read, allowing retailers and law enforcement to track consumer items – and, by extension, consumers – wherever they go, from a distance.
Asteroid To Make Rare Close Flyby Of Earth January 29
Scientists are monitoring the orbit of asteroid 2007 TU24. The asteroid, believed to be between 150 meters (500 feet) and 610 meters (2,000 feet) in size, is expected to fly past Earth on Jan. 29.
Teach your brain to stretch time
Over the past few years, neuroscientists have started probing the brain’s timing mechanisms using measurements of electrical activity and imaging techniques such as fMRI. Read More
Camera In A Pill Offers Cheaper, Easier Window On Your Insides
What if swallowing a pill with a camera could detect the earliest signs of cancer? The tiny camera is designed to take high-quality, color pictures in confined spaces.
US scientists close to creating artificial life
US scientists have taken a major step toward creating the first ever artificial life form by synthetically reproducing the DNA of a bacteria.
New technique allows fast printing of microscopic electronics
A new technique for printing extraordinarily thin lines quickly over wide areas could lead to larger, less expensive and more versatile electronic displays as well new medical devices, sensors and other technologies.
1,000 Genomes Project: Expanding the Map of Human Genetics
The number of sequenced human genomes will soon swell to more than 1,000 as part of a new international research consortium’s effort to trace the potential genetic origins of disease.
Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceship
A select group of rich tourists may be blasting into space within a few years in a craft that looks like a cross between a corporate jet and something out of science fiction.
