Ask the Experts   Physics Job Board   University Departments   Einstein eGreetings   Science eStore Local in California? Visit one of our retail stores. XUMP - Science Toys    Physics News Archive: May 2006 Light's Most Exotic Trick Yet: So Fast it Goes ... Backwards? Source: Rochester   Posted: 5/22/2006 Researchers at the University of Rochester have pushed light into reverse. As if to defy common sense, the backward-moving pulse of light travels faster than light. Full story... Proton May Not Be All That Strange Source: JLab   Posted: 5/22/2006 The HAPPEx experiment, rather than adding to the complexity, is actually simplifying our view of the nucleus' constituents. Full story... Researchers Use Bacteria To Reduce Uranium Source: Stanford   Posted: 5/22/2006 Scientists demonstrate a promising technique for cleaning up uranium from some of the most severely contaminated areas with the help of bacteria. Full story... First Pictures From The Map Of The Universe Mission Source: PPARC   Posted: 5/22/2006 An ambitious mission by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to make a new, high resolution map of the universe has just successfully returned its first pictures. Full story... Hubble Snaps Baby Pictures of Jupiter's Red Spot Jr. Source: HubbleSite   Posted: 5/8/2006 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers their most detailed view yet of a second red spot emerging on Jupiter. Full story... Cassini Offers New Hints on Length of Saturn Day Source: NASA   Posted: 5/8/2006 We all know Earth rotates every 24 hours, but scientists have long had difficulty pinpointing how long the day is on Saturn. Full story... World-Leading Microscope Shows More Detail Than Ever Source: EPSRC   Posted: 5/8/2006 A unique 3-dimensional microscope that works in a new way is giving unprecedented insight into microscopic internal structure and chemical composition. Full story... Dual Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Revealed Source: BNL   Posted: 5/8/2006 For the first time, researchers have directly measured the electronic structure of individual carbon nanotubes whose physical properties had already been determined. Full story...

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