Ask the Experts   Physics Job Board   University Departments   Einstein eGreetings   Science eStore Need an interior designer in the Los Angeles area? Visit: Odeau.com    Physics News Archive: April 2006 Mini MIT satellites rocketing to space station Source: MIT   Posted: 4/27/2006 A Russian rocket launched Monday, April 24, is carrying the first of three small, spherical satellites developed at MIT to the International Space Station. Full story... Pieces of NASA's Next Mars Mission are Coming Together Source: NASA   Posted: 4/27/2006 NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, the next mission to the surface of Mars, is beginning a new phase in preparation for a launch in August 2007. Full story... Frictionless Motion Observed in Water Source: USC   Posted: 4/9/2006 Researchers at USC and Brown University said they have achieved near-frictionless motion in water by using lasers to spin a molecule like a propeller. Full story... New Evidence on Disappearing Neutrinos Source: Caltech   Posted: 4/9/2006 Physicists have observed the disappearance of muon neutrinos traveling from the lab's site in Illinois to a particle detector in Minnesota. The observation is consistent with an effect known as neutrino oscillation. Full story... Quantum Dot Method Rapidly Identifies Bacteria Source: NIST   Posted: 4/9/2006 A rapid method for detecting and identifying very small numbers of diverse bacteria, from anthrax to E. coli, using a quantum dot sensor, has been developed by scientists. Full story... ESA's Venus Express to reach final destination Source: ESA   Posted: 4/9/2006 After travelling 400 million kilometres in only about five months, the Venus Express spacecraft is about to reach its final destination. Full story...

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