PHYSICAL REVIEW FOCUS 14 October 2005 http://focus.aps.org/
David Ehrenstein, American Physical Society
Introductions to the Focus stories of the past week;
visit http://focus.aps.org for the complete stories.
BUDDING BLACK HOLES
Tiny black holes could soon be made on demand in
particle accelerators, but shortly after their birth, they
might blink out of existence. In the 14 October PRL, a
team proposes a mechanism for this vanishing act: The
space around these black holes could wrap upon itself and
bud off, forming a new baby universe that is invisible to
us. Such an event might signify the existence of extra
dimensions beyond the three we are familiar with and might
give clues to the properties of the extra dimensions.
(A. Flachi and T. Tanaka, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 161302)
COMPLETE Focus story at http://focus.aps.org/story/v16/st12
Also from PRL (story from AIP's Physics News Update)
Did You Say Hydrophobic Water?
Story at http://www.aip.org/pnu/2005/split/747-2.html
(G.A. Kimmel et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 166102)
Why Do We Reside in a Three-Dimensional Universe?
Story at http://www.aip.org/pnu/2005/split/745-1.html
(A. Karch et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 161601)
Measuring Nanotubes' Conductivity
Story at http://www.aip.org/pnu/2005/split/744-2.html
(E. Pop et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 155505)
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