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A Better Mass for the W Boson; Higgs Boson Given Less Space to Hide
Analyzing several years' worth of results from Fermilab's Tevatron collider, physicists come up with the most accurate measurement to date of the mass of the W boson, and narrow down the possible mass of the still undiscovered Higgs boson
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April 7, 2009
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Squeezing Noise Below Quantum Limits
Exquisitely sensitive microwave amplifier increases nano-scale measurement accuracy; could lead to quantum computing breakthroughs
Released
March 26, 2009
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A Beautiful Memory
Breakthrough in "entanglement" demonstrates potential of quantum information science
Released
March 17, 2009
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2008: Year in Review
A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities that made news last year
Released
March 13, 2009
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New Record for World's Smallest Letters
Stanford University breaks record set in 1991, promises denser information storage
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March 10, 2009
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