Science Dec 20 Column: Scientists isolate antimatter, shedding light on matter’s elusive twin The researchers at CERN managed to isolate several atoms of antimatter, which may clarify a puzzle dating back to The Big Bang. By Igor Bray for The Conversation
Science Jan 28 Charles H. Townes, inventor of the laser, dies at 99 Charles H. Townes, a renowned physicist who invented the laser and the maser, died in Oakland, California on Tuesday at the age of 99. Townes’ inventions earned him the Nobel Prize in physics in 1964. By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy