Physics News

Terror-Hertz Scanners

Scientists have developed a compact way to produce a safe form of electromagnetic waves - known as "T-rays" - that could revolutionise airport security scanners and also ...

Powering up sewage monitoring

South Korean researchers have developed the bacterial equivalent of a miner's canary to monitor sewage processing. Safe and effective treatment of sewage ...

Opals are thanks to Uranium

Opals are precious ...

Panoramic Ultrasound Scanner

Researchers have built a panoramic ultrasound scanner to work from inside your body ...

Viruses vanquished with a burst from a laser

Scientists in the US have developed a laser technique to selectively wipe out viruses and bacteria whilst leaving human cells unharmed. The approach could be used to improve the sa...

World's smallest solar panel, or should that be wire?

US scientists have taken solar cell technology a step further with the development of the solar nanowire - a solar device 200 times smaller than a human hair.Charles Li...

Scientists mussel-in on sticky surfaces

US reseachers studying how mussels anchor themselves to rocks, stones and jetties have stumbled upon a trick that can chemically coat any surface with something so sticky that it w...

Particle Physicists Help Fight Fires

Particle Physicists may help foresters by finding fires for them.This year, forest fires have been particularly in the news with fires in Greece killing at least 64 peo...

Researchers paint a picture of volcanology

Scientists have resorted to an unsual source of evidence to trace the history of volcanic eruptions on Earth and their effect on the climate - by studying paintings.The...

Mixing Cakes

Scientists have worked out why it is so difficult to mix ingredients into a cake. Emmanuelle Gouillart and a team from CEA Saclay near Paris have been studying how things mix toget...