First Toy Multiverse Created in a Laboratory, Say Physicists
Researchers exploit the strange properties of a liquid metamaterial to watch Minkowski spacetimes leap in out and of existence
Materials
With Graphene, a Smart Snap Bracelet?
A billion euros’ worth of continental love for the up-and-coming “wonder material.”
How to Build a Supersonic Ping-Pong Gun
If your ping-pong gun fails to impress, a simple mod will give it supersonic powers, say engineers
Physicists Prove "Dowsing" Bomb Detectors Useless in Double Blind Trial
A widely used detector that relies on dowsing to find explosives and drugs has finally been proven ineffectual by physicists in Mexico
Chinese Physicists Build "Ghost" Cloaking Device
A working invisibility cloak that makes one object look like ghostly versions of another has been built in China
Nanotubes Turned Into Super Fibers
Fibers spun from carbon nanotubes have the conductivity of copper and the strength of advanced composites.
A Handheld X-Ray Scanner?
Towards a real-life tricorder, with varied applications.
Physicists Demonstrate First Laser Made From a Cloud of Gas
Clouds that lase are the first Earth-based versions of lasers that occur naturally in space, say researchers
Best of 2012: Mathematicians Solve Minimum Sudoku Problem
In January, a year-long calculation proved there are no 16-clue puzzles in Sodoku, confirming the long held belief that the smallest number of starting clues a puzzle can contain is 17
How Technology Can Reduce Firefighter Injuries
Advances from an unlikely place--Cornell’s clothing researchers.
