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By Geoff Brumfiel and Nature magazine | Feb 15, 2013 | 35
Maintenance, improvement work and data analysis will keep scientists busy as the European collider's planned closure begins
By Geoff Brumfiel and Nature magazine | Feb 6, 2013 | 9
A new alternative transistor relies on a semiconductor that can be switched with magnetism instead of electricity. The approach could help make circuitry more malleable and lead to more efficient and reliable gadgets
By Geoff Brumfiel and Nature magazine | Jan 30, 2013 | 5
Researchers are perplexed by conflicting measurements for one of the universe's most common particles
By Geoff Brumfiel and Nature magazine | Jan 24, 2013 | 61
The U.S. National Ignition Facility will devote less time to energy research going forward, after failing to demonstrate the principles of a futuristic fusion power plant
By Geoff Brumfiel and Nature magazine | Nov 7, 2012 | 20
Contracting woes may cause further delays for $19.4-billion ITER, a project designed to show the feasibility of nuclear fusion as a power source
By Geoff Brumfiel and Nature magazine | Oct 26, 2012 | 31
A plan to cull TB-carrying badgers is splitting farmers, conservationists and scientists
By Geoff Brumfiel | Oct 16, 2012 | 10
A new AU redefinition involves changing it to a single number rather than basing it on a somewhat baffling equation
By Geoff Brumfiel | Sep 14, 2012 | 33
A new experiment shows that measuring a quantum system does not necessarily introduce uncertainty
By Geoff Brumfiel | Sep 11, 2012 | 38
The physics achievement fulfills 60 years of promise and could revolutionize communication and space exploration
By Geoff Brumfiel | Aug 16, 2012 | 16
The device, which relies on new insights into how the brain decodes signals from the eye, could eventually be developed for use in humans
By Geoff Brumfiel | Aug 14, 2012 | 2
A billionaire Internet mogul has awarded a record $27 million for work on fundamental theory, dwarfing the Nobel, Kavli and Shaw prize purses
By Geoff Brumfiel and Nature magazine | Jul 31, 2012 | 12
On the road to unlimited energy, the world's most complex science experiment encounters a few potholes
By Geoff Brumfiel | May 23, 2012 | 27
South Africa wins science panel's backing to host SKA telescope
By Geoff Brumfiel and Nature magazine | Mar 11, 2012 | 5
The U.S. offers food aid in exchange for moratorium on uranium enrichment and weapons testing
By Geoff Brumfiel and Nature magazine | Feb 29, 2012 | 5
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