Jessie Miller's List: Physics News

""Physics News" is a computer generated news service, with no human editors in background. "Physics News" uses completely automated algorithms to display the most popular news stories. To do so, it evaluates several news parameters like the number of news sources a story appeared in, date of publication, etc. It also automatically match news stories to appropriate categories based on news content."

This site provides the latest physics news, but also includes links to space & Earth, technology, chemistry, biology, and other topics. There are links to video content and a discussion forum.

"An undergraduate student has overcome a major hurdle in the development of invisibility cloaks by adding an optical device into their design that not only remains invisible itself, but also has the ability to slow down light."

"Providing concise yet thorough accounts of research papers from journals devoted to physics and the physical sciences. The department’s items are written and selected by Physics Today staff. After publication online, some of the department’s items appear later in the print issue."

"Research from scientific journals is delivered in a simplified, context-rich format, with reader-friendly graphics vetted by science experts."

"For decades NASA has been "following the water" on Mars with hopes of finding signs of alien life there; or at least signs that future colonists won't die of thirst. Now a Texas geologist has dared to revive an old, almost heretical idea -- backed up with all the latest data -- that the Red Planet has been bone dry for billions of years."

This site is published by the Institute of Physics. It contains news headlines, a blog, multimedia resources, and links to related websites for teachers and students.