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Chinese lab confirms antineutrino anomalies

Feb 18, 2016

Daya Bay energy spectrum is the best ever

Indian gravitational-wave observatory wins governmental approval

Feb 17, 2016 1 comment

LIGO-India will join global network of observatories, including those in the US, Germany, Italy and Japan

Japanese X-ray observatory launches

Feb 17, 2016 2 comments

ASTRO-H will study galaxy clusters, active galactic nuclei and supernova remnants

Ground-penetrating radar boosts asparagus production

Feb 16, 2016

Technology could yield longer spears while protecting future crops

New insights emerge from LIGO’s gravitational-wave data

Feb 15, 2016 16 comments

Second candidate gravitational-wave signal already being probed

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A big Lidl telescope in Belfast

Feb 18, 2016

Alan Fitzsimmons deserves an award for the best physics-related supermarket bargain

Something more concrete

Feb 14, 2016

Learning about the physics of everyday materials at the AAAS meeting

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What's so super about superconductivity?

Feb 17, 2016

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What is a topological insulator?

Feb 10, 2016

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Rocking the status quo in science

Jan 27, 2016

Podcast The working lives of scientists and musicians are more similar than you might think, as Physics World reporter James Dacey finds out

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Revealing the network within

Feb 4, 2016

Jon Cartwright describes the emerging field of "network physiology", which uses physics to understand how organs communicate

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Peer review’s value

Feb 11, 2016

Robert P Crease looks at why peer review works, despite its flaws

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Between the lines

Feb 18, 2016

A book that fills in the gaps in your astronomy education and an illuminating biography of Max Planck, reviewed by Margaret Harris

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How black holes saved relativity

Feb 18, 2016

Marcia Bartusiak’s "exquisitely clear explanations" earn the plaudits of reviewer Chanda Prescod-Weinstein in this black-hole history

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