Physics News Highlights (1/4/2012): Graphene's piezoelectric promise, Light makes write for DNA information storage device; Paddlefish sensors tuned to detect signals from zooplankton prey.
Physics News Highlights (12/14/2011): Plasma treatment zaps viruses before they can attack cells; New device creates lipid spheres that mimic cell membranes; New system may one day steer microrobots through blood vessels for disease treatment.
.Physics News Highlights (11/8/2011): Researchers create extra-long electrical arcs using less energy; 'Noise' tunes logic circuit made from virus genes; For new microscope images, less is more; New hybrid detector monitors alpha, beta, and gamma radiation simultaneously.
Physics News Highlights (10/11/2011): A new mathematical model explains patterns of human movement by considering the costs; X-ray camera makes A-grade particle detector; Point defects in super-chilled diamonds may offer stable candidates for quantum computing bits.
Physics News Highlights (9/26/2011): Sneaking up on the glassy transition of water; E-textiles get fashion upgrade with memory-storing fiber; Scientists model the pathways of pain-blocking meds.
Physics News Highlights (9/12/2011): 'Oscar Madison' approach to solar cells may outshine 'Felix Unger' design; Graphene may open the gate to future terahertz technologies; Bursting neurons follow the same beat, sometimes; Parabolic mirrors concentrate sunlight to power lasers.
Physics News Highlights (8/29/2011): Scientists put a new spin on traditional information technology; Magnetic memories manipulated by voltage, not heat; New microscope might see beneath skin in 4-D; What was that again? A mathematical model of language incorporates the need for repetition.
Physics News Highlights (8/15/2011): Acoustic cloaking device echoes advances in optical cloaking; New device exposes explosive vapors; Strain and spin may enable ultra-low-energy computing; Bending light with better precision
Scientists probe the energy transfer process in photosynthetic proteins (8/2/11)
Researchers have developed a new method to probe the fundamental workings of photosynthesis. The new experimental technique could help scientists better understand the nitty-gritty details of nature's amazingly efficient sunlight-to-fuel conversion system…
Physics News Highlights (7/29/2011): "Wonder material" graphene tapped for electronic memory devices; Solar cells get a boost from bouncing light; Motorcycle helmets hard on hearing; Warmed-up organic memory transistor has larger memory capacity.
