Physics News http://www.physnews.com/ en-us Latest physics and technology news headlines MAJORANA, the search for the most elusive neutrino of all (Phys.org) -- In a cavern almost a mile underground in the Black Hills, an experiment called the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, 40 kilograms of pure germanium crystals enclosed in deep-freeze cryostat ... http://www.physnews.com/physics-news/cluster243681066/ Thu, 17 May 2012 05:16:21 EST 243681066 Electric virus powers liquid crystal display in piezoelectric breakthrough Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a means of converting mechanical energy into electrical energy using a harmless, specially engineered virus. By simply ... http://www.physnews.com/nano-physics-news/cluster242384154/ Tue, 15 May 2012 08:47:10 EST 242384154 Watching an electron being born Atomic processes take place on extremely short time scales. Measurements at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) can now visualize these processes. http://www.physnews.com/physics-news/cluster242860611/ Tue, 15 May 2012 05:46:15 EST 242860611 Energy in action: For two molecules on blind date, new method predicts potential for attraction or repulsion (Phys.org) -- Krzysztof Szalewicz, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware, and Rafal Podeszwa of the University of Silesia Institute of Chemistry in Poland have developed ... http://www.physnews.com/materials-news/cluster243675135/ Wed, 16 May 2012 07:46:15 EST 243675135 Full control of plastic transistors In an article in the highly ranked interdisciplinary journal PNAS, Loïg Kergoat, a researcher at Linköping University, describes how transistors made of plastic can be controlled with ... http://www.physnews.com/nano-physics-news/cluster243299505/ Wed, 16 May 2012 07:16:28 EST 243299505 X-ray laser uncovers secrets of complex oxide material (Phys.org) -- An international team of researchers has used SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) to discover never-before-seen behavior by electrons in complex materials with extraordinary ... http://www.physnews.com/physics-news/cluster243663273/ Thu, 17 May 2012 05:16:16 EST 243663273 Graphite enters different states of matter (Phys.org) -- For the first time, scientists have seen an X-ray-irradiated mineral go to two different states of matter in about 40 femtoseconds (a femtosecond is one quadrillionth of a second). http://www.physnews.com/physics-news/cluster243309390/ Wed, 16 May 2012 07:16:27 EST 243309390 Microscope looks into cells of living fish Microscopes provide valuable insights in the structure and dynamics of cells, in particular when the latter remain in their natural environment. However, this is very difficult especially for ... http://www.physnews.com/nano-physics-news/cluster243354861/ Wed, 16 May 2012 08:16:20 EST 243354861 Ultrasensitive biosensor promising for medical diagnostics (Phys.org) -- Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and "personalized medicine" tailored to the specific biochemistry ... http://www.physnews.com/bio-medicine-news/cluster242929806/ Tue, 15 May 2012 07:46:04 EST 242929806 Make or break for cellular tissues In a study about to be published in the European Physical Journal E, French physicists from the Curie Institute in Paris have demonstrated that the behaviour of a thin layer of cells in contact ... http://www.physnews.com/bio-medicine-news/cluster243307413/ Wed, 16 May 2012 07:16:26 EST 243307413