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Programming Cells: Importance of the Envelope
February 1, 2013 In a project that began with the retinal cells of nocturnal animals and has led to fundamental insights into the organization of genomic DNA, researchers show how the nuclear envelope affects nuclear ... > full story -
Mystery Surrounding the Harnessing of Fusion Energy Unlocked
January 31, 2013 Scientists have answered the question of how the behavior of plasma -- the extremely hot gases of nuclear fusion -- can be controlled with ultra-thin lithium films on graphite walls lining ... > full story -
Doubt Cast on Late British Astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell's 'Brainwashing' by Soviets
January 31, 2013 A new article casts doubt on the alleged "brainwashing" of the late British astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell by the Soviets at the height of the Cold War and explains how his trips beyond the Iron ... > full story -
New Order Found in Quantum Electronic Material: May Lead to New Materials, Magnets and Superconductors
January 30, 2013 A new type of order, or symmetry, discovered in an exotic material made with uranium may one day lead to enhanced computer displays and data storage systems and more powerful superconducting magnets ... > full story -
Accelerating Neutral Atoms on a Table Top
January 27, 2013 Conventional as well as compact laser-based particle acceleration schemes hinge on accelerating electric fields and are therefore ineffective for neutral atoms, which do not respond to these fields. ... > full story -
Revolutionary Theory of Dark Matter
January 24, 2013 The universe abounds with dark matter. Nobody knows what it consists of. Physicists in Norway have now come up with a mathematical explanation that could solve the mystery once and for ... > full story -
Cheating to Create the Perfect Simulation: Physicists on Way to Describing Inside of Neutron Stars
January 17, 2013 Scientists have succeeded in simulating the strong atomic nuclear interactions to enable its calculability while at the same time preserving the typical characteristics of a neutron ... > full story -
Light from Darkness: Brilliant Stars Emerging from Dusty Stellar Nursery
January 16, 2013 An evocative new image from the European Southern Observatory shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming, along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty ... > full story -
Bringing Fusion Electricity to the Grid
January 16, 2013 The European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) has published a roadmap which outlines how to supply fusion electricity to the grid by 2050. The roadmap to the realization of fusion energy breaks ... > full story -
High Plutonium Breeding of Light Water Cooled Reactors
January 16, 2013 Scientists have developed the world's first conceptual nuclear reactor design of high plutonium breeding by light water ... > full story
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