| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| Ghostly electrons: particles flit through atom-thin islands. |
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Nov 12, 2005 |
499 |
| Ghost town busters: after a dirty-bomb attack, special formulations could counter radioactive contamination. |
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Oct 29, 2005 |
2150 |
| Armor-plated puzzle: deciphering the code of viral geometry. |
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Sep 3, 2005 |
2111 |
| Roughing up counterfeiters . |
Brief Article |
Aug 20, 2005 |
264 |
| Materials scientists go flat out. |
Brief Article |
Aug 13, 2005 |
167 |
| Dr. Feynman's doodles: how one scientist's simple sketches transformed physics. |
|
Jul 16, 2005 |
2132 |
| Van go: delivering Feynman's vision to the people. |
Brief Article |
Jul 16, 2005 |
329 |
| Morphing memory: superfast atom shuffling inspires data-storage alternatives. |
|
Jun 4, 2005 |
1779 |
| Fields of beams: carbon nanotubes crop up for big-screen TV. |
|
May 28, 2005 |
458 |
| Nuke batteries get more practical. |
Brief Article |
May 28, 2005 |
268 |
| Morphing wheels for beginner bikers. |
Brief Article |
May 28, 2005 |
184 |
| Molecular anatomy revealed: CT scans for molecules show the gauzy nature of matter. |
|
May 21, 2005 |
1972 |
| Test puts pedal to heavy metal. |
Brief Article |
May 14, 2005 |
242 |
| Scales tilt against five-quark particles. |
|
May 14, 2005 |
372 |
| Galactic data shore up a constant. |
|
May 14, 2005 |
347 |
| Radio-a-wreck: a post-9/11 challenge of communicating through catastrophe. |
|
May 7, 2005 |
2028 |
| Primordial nukes: the 2-billion-year-old tale of Earth's natural nuclear reactors. |
|
Mar 12, 2005 |
2091 |
| Brutal bubbles: collapsing orbs rip apart atoms. |
|
Mar 5, 2005 |
468 |
| Thrifty trucks go with the flow. |
Brief Article |
Jan 29, 2005 |
228 |
| Congealing useful oddballs. |
Brief Article |
Jan 29, 2005 |
221 |
| Frankenstein's chips: scientists turn to build-'em-yourself guinea pigs. |
|
Jan 8, 2005 |
1840 |
| Probe bares heart of X-ray inferno. |
Brief Article |
Jan 8, 2005 |
246 |
| Microscope goes mini. |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2005 |
158 |
| An electron runs through it: surprising rivulets and ripples complicate the microchip picture. |
|
Dec 18, 2004 |
1825 |
| Metal makeover: recasting metals as glass--for war and more. |
|
Nov 6, 2004 |
2148 |
| Graphite in flatland: carbon sheets may rival nanotubes. |
|
Oct 23, 2004 |
484 |
| Cramming bits into pits. |
Brief Article |
Oct 23, 2004 |
224 |
| Tiny tubes tune in colors. |
Brief Article |
Oct 23, 2004 |
268 |
| Dancing the heat away. |
Brief Article |
Oct 23, 2004 |
251 |
| Extreme impersonations: frigid atomic clouds mimic neutron stars, exotic superconductors, and the newborn universe. |
|
Sep 18, 2004 |
2347 |
| Falling into, place: atom mist yields nanobricks and mortar. |
|
Sep 11, 2004 |
429 |
| Starting from square one: the intricate behaviors of quarks may finally yield to calculation. |
|
Aug 7, 2004 |
2421 |
| Sixth sense: probing the world by means of electric auras. |
|
Jun 19, 2004 |
1849 |
| The rise of antibubbles: odd, soggy bubbles finally get some respect. |
|
May 15, 2004 |
1818 |
| Fundamental constant didn't vary after all. |
|
May 8, 2004 |
266 |
| Particle breakdowns beat expectations. |
Brief Article |
Apr 24, 2004 |
274 |
| Super-repellent surface switches on and off. |
|
Apr 24, 2004 |
228 |
| Signs of new five-quark particle. |
Brief Article |
Apr 24, 2004 |
278 |
| Reinventing the yo-yo: a simple toy gets seriously techno. |
Cover Story |
Apr 17, 2004 |
2438 |
| Golden waves make stretchy microcircuits. |
Brief Article |
Mar 27, 2004 |
225 |
| Quantum link connects light, ions. |
Brief Article |
Mar 27, 2004 |
265 |
| Straining for speed: in search of faster electronics, chip makers contort silicon crystals. |
|
Feb 28, 2004 |
2234 |
| Wet 'n' wild: explaining water's weirdness. |
|
Jan 24, 2004 |
2121 |
| Wings of change: shape-shifting aircraft may ply future skyways. |
Cover Story |
Dec 6, 2003 |
2127 |
| A spin through space-time: a long-planned test of Einstein's theory is poised for takeoff. (. |
|
Nov 1, 2003 |
1887 |
| Hot crystal: lightbulbs and a radiation law may never be the same. |
|
Oct 4, 2003 |
2176 |
| In search of a scientific revolution: controversial genius Stephen Wolfram presses onward. |
|
Aug 16, 2003 |
2158 |
| Mastering the mixer: the frustrating physics of cake mix and concrete. |
|
Jul 26, 2003 |
2133 |
| Soft blow hardens Columbia-disaster theory. (This Week). |
Brief Article |
Jul 12, 2003 |
153 |
| Reflections on art: scientists debate whether the old masters used optical aids. |
|
May 31, 2003 |
2081 |
| Minding your business: humanizing gadgetry to tame the flood of information. |
|
May 3, 2003 |
2067 |
| Pictures only a computer could love: new lenses create distorted images for digital enhancement. |
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Mar 29, 2003 |
2042 |
| On the rebound: reversed echoes may fight disease and foster communication. |
|
Mar 15, 2003 |
2051 |
| A shot in the light: precise bullet replicas take aim at crime-fighting standards. |
|
Jan 11, 2003 |
1931 |
| Getting warped: a new exhibit on Albert Einstein dissects his slippery science. |
|
Dec 21, 2002 |
2041 |
| Icicle waves go with the flow. (Physics). |
Brief Article |
Dec 14, 2002 |
202 |
| Hot flashes, cold cuts: ultrafast lasers give power tools a new edge. |
|
Nov 16, 2002 |
2229 |
| Pocket sockets: tiny fuel cells for portable electronics have arrived, almost. |
Industry Overview |
Sep 7, 2002 |
1993 |
| Shrinking toward the ultimate transistor; electronic devices go atomic: is this really the end? |
|
Aug 10, 2002 |
1872 |
| Double or nothing: physicists bet the neutrino's its own eerie twin. |
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Jul 6, 2002 |
2347 |
| Deep vision: when walls become doors into virtual worlds. |
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Jun 1, 2002 |
1768 |
| Bugs on Mars: unearthly aircraft may explore the Red Planet--and beyond. |
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May 25, 2002 |
2098 |
| The black hole next door; mighty particle collisions may bring black holes to venues near you. |
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Mar 23, 2002 |
1953 |
| Anatomy of a lightning ball: an aerial wonder, pondered for ages, no longer seems so ghostly. |
|
Feb 9, 2002 |
2370 |
| Calculating cartoons: physics simulations create convincing illusions in films and games. |
|
Jan 26, 2002 |
2307 |
| Gadgets from the quantum spookhouse: navigation devices and other technologies may gain from queer quantum effects. |
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Dec 8, 2001 |
2514 |
| Oceans of electricity: new technologies convert the motion of waves into watts. (Cover Story). |
|
Apr 14, 2001 |
2138 |
| Jiggling the cosmic ooze; a new blueprint for all the universe's mass and energy may be just around the corner. |
|
Mar 10, 2001 |
2749 |
| Hop ... Hop ... Hopbots!: Designers of small, mobile robots take cues from grasshoppers and frogs. |
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Feb 10, 2001 |
1779 |
| Magnetic whispers; chemistry and medicine finally tune into controversial molecular chatter. |
|
Jan 20, 2001 |
2071 |
| Competing students' science skills sparkle. |
Brief Article |
Jan 30, 1999 |
606 |
| Electron Mix Binds Water Molecules. |
Brief Article |
Jan 23, 1999 |
489 |
| Puddle that spins together stays together. |
Brief Article |
Jan 16, 1999 |
464 |
| Light goes on for antimatter-rich [H.sub.2]O. |
Brief Article |
Dec 12, 1998 |
531 |
| Laser interplay stokes fusion uncertainty. |
Brief Article |
Nov 21, 1998 |
378 |
| The Puzzle of Flutter and Tumble. |
|
Oct 31, 1998 |
2241 |
| Cell-phone muffler squelches street noise. |
Brief Article |
Oct 24, 1998 |
575 |
| Atom tinkerer's paradise: innovations to atom-imaging microscopes create labs on tips. |
|
Oct 24, 1998 |
2554 |
| Brighter bulbs light up cell innards. |
Brief Article |
Oct 24, 1998 |
273 |
| Crystal bends light hard, saves space. |
Brief Article |
Oct 24, 1998 |
209 |
| Another slinky candidate for galaxy seeds. |
Brief Article |
Oct 3, 1998 |
573 |
| A step closer to an atomic-based kilogram? |
Brief Article |
Sep 26, 1998 |
447 |
| Curbing air bags' dangerous excesses: new smarts, new sensors, and variable inflation could reduce injury and death. |
Cover Story |
Sep 26, 1998 |
2190 |
| Jet would skitter across globe in 2 hours. |
Brief Article |
Sep 19, 1998 |
574 |
| Do sluggers swat on spot or swath? |
Brief Article |
Sep 19, 1998 |
399 |
| Sight unseen: quantum errors found, fixed. |
Brief Article |
Sep 12, 1998 |
510 |
| Wave or particle? Heisenberg, take a hike! |
Brief Article |
Sep 5, 1998 |
478 |
| Coarse treatment makes heat flow surge. |
Brief Article |
Sep 5, 1998 |
226 |
| Electrons hang-ten on laser-made waves. |
Brief Article |
Sep 5, 1998 |
294 |
| Soap-film shots tell more about swirls. |
Brief Article |
Aug 22, 1998 |
437 |
| Birth zone shrinks for top cosmic rays. |
Brief Article |
Aug 15, 1998 |
555 |
| Another face of entropy: particles self-organize to make room for randomness. |
|
Aug 15, 1998 |
2260 |
| Putting the squeeze in superconductors. |
Brief Article |
Aug 15, 1998 |
238 |
| Ultracold atoms: new gravity yardstick? |
Brief Article |
Aug 8, 1998 |
434 |
| Local temperatures dance to global beat. |
Brief Article |
Aug 1, 1998 |
562 |
| Hydrogen atoms chill to quantum sameness. |
Brief Article |
Jul 25, 1998 |
462 |
| Single-atom current heeds orbital count. |
Brief Article |
Jul 25, 1998 |
225 |
| Foiling friction by jiggling a junction. |
Brief Article |
Jul 25, 1998 |
253 |
| Taking charge of artificial molecules. |
Brief Article |
Jul 18, 1998 |
386 |
| Atomic faces peek through lead shroud. |
Brief Article |
Jun 6, 1998 |
492 |
