UK-based scientists win Nobel physics prize for ultrathin carbon 100 times stronger than steel

Nobel Prize honors super-strong, super-thin carbon

Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics through 2010

Recent winners of Nobel Prize in physics

Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:

Study: US losing its ability to investigate nuclear blasts amid lack of funding, organization

Study: US ability to probe nuclear blasts fades

Scientists waiting in Australian Outback for Japanese space capsule that visited asteroid

Scientists wait in Outback for Japanese spacecraft

DuPont opens photovoltaics applications lab at Delaware research facility

DuPont opens Delaware photovoltaics lab

WILMINGTON, Del. — Improvements in photovoltaic technology will play a key role in meeting the world’s energy needs as the global population soars to more than 9 billion people over the next 40 years, DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman said Monday.

8 scientists winners of lucrative Kavli Prizes in astronomy, neuroscience and nanoscience

8 scientists share lucrative Kavli Prizes

OSLO, Norway — Eight scientists from the U.S., Britain and Germany shared three awards worth $1 million each on Thursday for work that has helped humans explore distant corners of the universe and the tiniest particles on Earth.

8 scientists share $1 million Kavli Prizes in astronomy, neuroscience and nanoscience

8 scientists share $1 million Kavli Prizes

APNewsBreak: Diplomats say Iran removed equipment used in possible nuclear program

APNewsBreak: Diplomats say Iran removed equipment

Tehran hands over enriched fuel swap offer to the UN nuclear agency

Tehran gives fuel swap offer to IAEA

VIENNA — Seeking to evade new U.N. sanctions, Iran on Monday formally submitted its plan to swap some of its enriched uranium for reactor fuel and said the onus was on world powers to defuse tensions by accepting the deal.

Rampant academic misconduct hampers China’s efforts to lead global research

Rampant cheating hurts China’s research ambitions

German chemical, pharmaceutical company Bayer says Q4 net income rose 44 percent

Bayer Q4 net income up 44 percent

FRANKFURT — German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer AG said Friday its net income rose 44 percent in the fourth quarter to euro153 million ($208 million) as cost savings and a pickup in some business offset negative currency effects and charges for the integration of Schering.

Obama budget seeks more money for nuclear weapons research, security

US President Barack Obama

World’s largest atom smasher in Geneva shuts to prepare for higher energy, discovery next year

Atom smasher preparing 2010 new science restart

World’s largest atom smasher in Geneva ramps up collisions before year-end break

Atom smasher ramps up collisions before year end

Geneva Big Bang machine beats US lab record, sends proton beams over 1 trillion electron volts

Geneva Big Bang machine beats Chicago lab record

CERN: Big Bang machine sets record, sending proton beams over 1 trillion electron volts

CERN: Big Bang machines sets power record

GENEVA — The world’s largest atom smasher broke the record for proton acceleration Monday, sending beams of the particles at 1.18 trillion electron volts around the massive machine.

Scientists get Big Bang machine working again, now plan to explore the depths of matter

Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang

Scientists stunned by quick restart of European Big Bang machine after year of repairs

Quick restart of Big Bang machine stuns scientists

Beams of protons circulate in European Big Bang machine after more than a year of repairs

Europe: Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine

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