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NEW NitinCR NEW Abstract Nonlinear physics has grown from a collection of exotic examples ofnonstandard behavior to an all-embracing scientific methodology.

In physics, understanding requires both experiments and a quantitative theoretical description.

T he love of the last word is the province of comedians; when you put someone down, you want them to stay down.

A new class of pulsars detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is solving the mystery of previously unidentified gamma-ray sources and helping scientists understand the mechanisms behind pulsar emissions.

Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics , the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology .

Researchers from across Europe have united to build the largest quantum key distribution network ever built.

Now, a novel ion trap geometry demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology could usher in a new generation of applications because the device holds promise as a stylus for sensing very small forces or as an interface for efficient transfer of individual light particles for quantum communications.

Among the alumni of Far Rockaway High School in Queens are three Nobel Prize winners - two in physics and one in medicine - plus a pioneer in women's basketball , a famous psychologist , a financier and, appallingly and with much regret, Bernard Madoff , class of 1956.

Two weeks ago U.S. officials said that a North Korean ship bound for Myanmar was believed to be carrying weapons.

In his weekly address on Saturday, President Obama saluted the House of Representatives for passing Waxman-Markey, the gargantuan energy-rationing bill that would amount to the largest tax increase in the nation's history.

Model uses the power of quantum mechanics in a processor similar to that found in computers and cell phones A team led by Yale University researchers has successfully implemented simple algorithms using a quantum processor based on microwave solid-state technology--similar to that found in computers and cell phones.

Yale researchers build a quantum processor that fits in a bread box--sort of. Over the history of computing, smaller has come to mean better.

A new calculation clarifies the complicated relationship between protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus and offers a fascinating resolution of the famous NuTeV Anomaly.

At a recent physics seminar at the Department of EnergyA's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab physicist Pat Lukens of the CDF experiment announced the observation of a new particle, the Omega-sub-b . The particle contains three quarks, two strange quarks and a bottom quark .

By J. STEVEN DILLON STAFF WRITER Chris Kinn spends more time these days doing algebra and physics than he does writing speeding tickets.

A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer.

Far below the Black Hills of South Dakota, crews are building the world's deepest underground science lab at a depth equivalent to more than six Empire State buildings - a place uniquely suited to scientists' quest for mysterious particles known as dark matter.

Does quantum mechanics show a connection between the human mind and the cosmos? Are our brains tuned into a "cosmic consciousness" that pervades the universe enabling us to make our own reality? Do quantum mechanics and chaos theory provide a place for God to act in the world without violating natural laws? Many popular books and films make such ...

Forgive me, but I've been stuck with a nagging thought for more than a week now - and unfortunately for everyone involved , it includes philosophy, physics, the wild universal notion known as string theory, and the pragmatism of trying to keep your job.

Woody Allen's main character in "Whatever Works" rants directly into the camera, breaking the "Fourth Wall" of theater, but not much new ground.