China builds nuclear waste processor
A company has started building the first China-made reactor to process radioactive nuclear
News Section | Physics
Epic `God particle` discovery now ‘closer than ever’
Holy Grail of high-energy physics — the predicted but elusive Higgs boson — is almost within reach, according to CERN Physicists
‘3-D’ transistors bring faster circuits and lighter laptops closer to reality
Scientists have created a new type of transistor made from a material that could replace silicon and have a 3-D structure instead of conventional flat computer chips
Latest evidence for ‘elusive’ ‘God Particle’ may provide strongest hints yet
The search for the elusive ‘God Particle’ may be nearing its end as scientists are all set to announce the latest evidence about the massive elementary particle
Soon, TV that obeys voice commands and gestures!
Apple computer company is devising a new television, nicknamed the iTV, that not only hears your shouts and sees your gestures – but can understand them too
Tiny flame sheds new light on supernova explosions
A team of researchers has gained new insights into the titanic forces that drive Type Ia supernova explosions after studying the behaviour of small flames in the laboratory
Doubts linger on faster-than-light neutrinos experiment
The concept of sub atomic particles, neutrinos travelling faster than the speed of light has been strongly refuted by a team of researchers
Einstein’s theory questioned as speed of light is broken again
The team of physicists, who had announced that Einstein’ theory of special relativity is wrong, has confirmed their claim by breaking the speed of light for a second time
Light created from vacuum disproves ‘empty nothingness’ myth
Scientists at Chalmers have successfully created light from vacuum – observing an effect first predicted over 40 years ago
Coming soon: 10X more effective smartphone batteries
Batteries for phones and laptops could soon recharge ten times faster and hold up to ten times as much power, with new Lithium-Ion batteries that are expected to hit the markets as early as three years