Physics and Astronomy News Archive: October 2012

Image: Applied physics as art

Applied physics as art

Source: Harvard   Posted: 10/16/12

Researchers spray-paint ultrathin coatings that change color with only a few atoms' difference in thickness.
Image: What's Baking on Titan?

What's Baking on Titan?

Source: NASA/JPL   Posted: 10/16/12

Cassini images reveal some new curiosities on the surface of Saturn's mysterious moon Titan, including a nearly circular feature that resembles a giant hot cross bun and shorelines of ancient seas.
Image: Invisibility could be a key to better electronics

Invisibility could be a key to better electronics

Source: MIT   Posted: 10/16/12

MIT team applies technology developed for visual ‘cloaking’ to enable more efficient transfer of electrons.
Image: Evidence of dynamo generation on an asteroid found

Evidence of dynamo generation on an asteroid found

Source: MIT   Posted: 10/16/12

A meteorite found in Antarctica holds evidence of a once-active dynamo on Vesta.