Physics News Highlights (8/24/2012): Wind Concentrates Pollutants with Unexpected Order in an Urban Environment; Modeling Metastasis; Virus Detector Harnesses Ring of Light in "Whispering Gallery Mode"; New Model Gives Hands-on Help for Learning the Secrets of Molecules
Journal Tips (6/14/2012): Researchers “Heal” Plasma-damaged Semiconductor with Treatment of Hydrogen Radicals, Relocating LEDs from Silicon to Copper Enhances Efficiency, Elemental and Magnetic Imaging Using X-rays and a Microscope.
Journal Tips (5/24/2012): A Nanoclutch for Nano-‘bots, Boiling, Slip-and-slide Power Generators, Scientists Evaluate Different Antimicrobial Metals for Use in Water Filters.
Physics News Highlights (5/18/2012): Return of the Vacuum Tube, Quantum Computing: The light at the end of the tunnel may be a single photon, Engineers Use Droplet Microfluidics to Create Glucose-sensing Microbeads.
Physics News Highlights (4/18/2012): Bioreactor Redesign Dramatically Improves Yield, Graphene Lenses: 2-D electron shepherds, Raising the Prospects for Quantum Levitation, Nanodot-based Memory Sets New World Speed Record.
Physics News Highlights (2/15/2012): Virtual Ghost Imaging: New technique enables imaging even through highly adverse conditions, New ‘Soft’ Motor Made from Artificial Muscles, Boiling Breakthrough: Nano-coating doubles rate of heat transfer.
Physics News Highlights (2/1/2012): Powering pacemakers with heartbeat vibrations,Precision Time, Building a better light bulb.
Physics News Highlights (1/17/2012): A baby crystal is born, An easier way to remove gallstones, Flaky graphene makes reliable chemical sensors.
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.
