Physics

British society

Royal Society names new leader

Physicist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan is the new president of the Royal Society

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Magnetospheric Multiscale

Journey to the magnetosphere

Four NASA's satellites will take electrical and magnetic measurements

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IAG-USP

A compendium of news reports

IAG-USP has published a compilation of 62 reports of Pesquisa FAPESP

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Biophysics

Two in one

Device uses ultrasound and laser to rehabilitate arthritis patients

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OBITUARY

Passion for physics and photography

Alejandro Szanto Toledo trained a generation of nuclear physicists in Brazil

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PHYSICS

Sun in the Laboratory

Researchers develop model of luminous atmospheric phenomenon

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ASTRONOMY

Danger nearby

Asteroid research may help estimate risk of collisions with Earth

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Fernando de Noronha

The dance of sun and wind

Alternation of wind and sun allows combined use for energy generation

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Physics

Suspended by sound

Acoustic levitation device could be used to handle delicate substances

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quantum physics

Chip with entangled photons

Component ensures a continuous supply of entangled photons

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UN

Special celebration of light

United Nations declares 2015 the International Year of Light

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Photolab

Nobility in the nanoworld

Nobility in the nanoworld

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Careers

Instruments of knowledge

MIT former student set up an optical workshop at USP and a successful company

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Physics

Molecular kitchen

Team develops recipe for nanoparticles of silver and magnetite

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primordial soup

Expansive solution

Mathematical solution describes the expansion of one drop of quark-gluon plasma

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chemical communication

Moth scents

Physics explains how males in some moth species can detect the scent of females

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Conrado Wessel Award

Winners of the FCW Award

Winners: Protásio Lemos da Luz, José Goldemberg and Fernanda Montenegro

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Physics

Spin engines

How to measure energy variations in atomic nuclei

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circuits

Silver droplet with crystalline interior

solid nanoparticles of silver can be deformed like liquid droplets

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quantum mechanics

Isolated atom

New technique uses magnetic fields to isolate atoms

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Fireflies

Born to shine

Insect needs a lot more energy to fly than to light up their abdomens

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Thomas Maack

Thomas Maack: Memories of a year that never ended

Physiologist on dictatorship, his own career and medical education

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photonics

The light that sees what it couldn’t see

Group takes photographs without using light particles

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cover

Protons and ions in the right amount

Hadron therapy combats tumors more effectively than conventional therapy

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Light

Light deforms water

Photons exert pressure on the objects they reach, like water

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"Higgs Factory"

An LHC for China

China plans to build an underground particle accelerator by 2028

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INFRASTRUCTURE

Shared Quality

Facilities ensure multiple users access to latest generation equipment

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Condensed matter

How to detect an elusive particle

Brazilians propose strategy for verifying fermion existence

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Physics

Storms in a vacuum

Energy in empty space could destroy stars and reveal the nature of dark matter

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Technoscience

Carbon nanopapyrus

Physicists produce carbon nitride made of nanotube

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