Topology: The Secret Ingredient In The Latest Theory of Everything
Combine topology with symmetry and add a sprinkling of quantum mechanics. The result? A powerful new theory of everything
Materials
Global Food Prices Set To Soar--Again
The last food price bubble triggered riots around the world. Now prices are set to rise again, say complexity theorists
How To Build A Black Hole Laser
You can amplify light by bouncing it between the horizons of a black hole and a white hole. Now physicists have worked out how to build such a device in the lab
Space Station Spin-Off Could Protect Mars-Bound Astronauts From Radiation
Superconducting technology developed for the International Space Station could protect humans on the way to the asteroids or Mars. But will it be worth the cost?
Room Temperature Superconductivity Found in Graphite Grains
Water-soaked grains of carbon superconduct at room temperature, claim a team of physicists from Germany
First Evidence of Affine Symmetry in Hand Movement
Measurements reveal powerful symmetries in the way humans move their hands, a result that may have important implications for robotics
Aerosols, Climate Change and The Dramatic Failure of Planck's Law
Physicists show how Planck's law of black body radiation breaks down for nanoparticles, a discovery that could have huge implications for climate science
Painting With Molecules
A development from the Vienna University of Technology
Slow Drug Release From Cellular Automaton Pills
Modelling pills as if they were cellular automaton could change the way tablets are designed and made
A Robotic Hand for Bomb Disposal
Sometimes the most resilient designs are the ones that break easily.
