New class of black holes discovered July 1st, 2009 in Space & Earth / Astronomy This is an artist's impression of the new source HLX-1 (represented by the...
Data-Taking Dress Rehearsal Proves World's Largest Computing Grid is Ready for LHC Restart July 1st, 2009 in Physics / General Physics CERN Grid Computing...
A Super-Efficient Particle Accelerator July 1st, 2009 in Space & Earth / Astronomy This image of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European...
Intense heat killed the Universe's would-be galaxies, researchers say July 1st, 2009 in Space & Earth / Astronomy Gas around young galaxy (PhysOrg.com) -- Our...
Blackest Black Ever: Ultra-thin Material Absorbs Almost 100% Of Light enlarge How much light is reflected and how much is absorbed depends on two factors: the...
New Class Of Pulsars Solve Mystery Of Previously Unidentified Gamma-ray Sources enlarge This all-sky map shows the positions of 16 new pulsars (yellow) and...
Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits July 3rd, 2009 in Physics / General Physics Teleportation chambers used to trap, entangle, and...
Shape Matters In The Case Of Cobalt Nanoparticles enlarge These cubes of cobalt (left/top), measuring about 50 nanometers wide, are showing scientists that, on...
Artificial comet. After a mission of nearly 2 decades, the Ulysses spacecraft will orbit the sun silently. Credit: NASA/ESA End of a Space Odyssey By Phil...
Outlier. Astronomers think they have found an intermediate-mass black hole (bright blue object) just outside a distant galaxy. Credit: Heidi Sagerud Finally,...
Coolest Spacecraft Ever In Orbit Around L2 (-273 Degrees Celsius) This artist's impression shows the focal plane unit of the Planck telescope. Planck's...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8133806.stm BBC NEWS Planck achieves ultra-cold state PLANCK SPACE TELESCOPE # Planck is now the "coolest thing in...
This week in Physics — July 6, 2009 Viewpoint: Catching relativity violations with atoms Quentin G. Bailey, Physics 2, 58 (2009) – Published July 6, 2009...
Physical reality of string theory demonstrated July 6th, 2009 in Physics / General Physics String theory has come under fire in recent years. Promises have...
UQ researchers break the law -- of physics July 6th, 2009 in Physics / General Physics (PhysOrg.com) -- Two UQ Science researchers have proved two famous...
World's Largest Ocean Observatory Nears Completion July 6th, 2009 in Space & Earth / Earth Sciences Canada is about to take the world on a 25-year non-stop...
Physicist takes a quantum leap July 6th, 2009 in Physics / General Physics (PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Queensland physicist is seeking answers to a...
Building a stellar time machine July 7th, 2009 in Space & Earth / Astronomy Enlarge Jonathan Grindlay (from left), Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy,...
Could a quantum motor do work? July 7th, 2009 in Physics / General Physics (PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since the idea of a quantum world was discovered, physicists...
Nature 460, 213-219 (9 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/nature08135 The role of black holes in galaxy formation and evolution A. Cattaneo1,2, S. M. Faber3, J. Binney4,...
11-Billion-Year-Old Giant Supernovae Farthest Ever Detected July 8th, 2009 in Space & Earth / Astronomy Eta Carinae, a star in the Milky Way galaxy that is...
How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later by Philip K. Dick, 1978 First, before I begin to bore you with the usual sort of things science...
Physics Of Bumpy Roads: What Makes Roads Ripple Like A Washboard? enlarge Lyon washboard road experiment, featuring a wheel rolling over a bed of sand,...
Some Particles Cool Climate, Others Add To Global Warming enlarge Aerosols. Aerosols like sulfur, nitrate, and organic carbon are formed in the atmosphere and...
Galileo's notebooks may reveal secrets of new planet July 9th, 2009 in Space & Earth / Astronomy Galileo knew he had discovered a new planet in 1613, 234 years...
Astrophysicists solve mystery in Milky Way galaxy July 9th, 2009 in Space & Earth / Astronomy This is the European satellite INTEGRAL. Credit: ESA A team of...
A "theory of everything" is said to solve its first real-world problem July 8, 2009 Courtesy University of Leiden and World Science staff For the first time,...
This week in Physics — July 13, 2009 Viewpoint: Are iron pnictides new cuprates? Zlatko Tesanovic, Physics 2, 60 (2009) – Published July 13, 2009 Are...
Superconductivity: Which one of these is not like the other? July 13th, 2009 in Physics / General Physics Enlarge Superconductivity appears to rely on very...