Physicists collide ultracold atoms to observe key quantum principle
Physicists from New Zealand's University of Otago have used steerable 'optical tweezers' to split minute clouds of ultracold atoms and slowly smash them together to directly observe a key theoretica ... more
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New milestone in printed photovoltaic technology
Organic solar cells are considered a competitive alternative to the standard silicon cells that are used in photovoltaics. They are incredibly thin, flexible and translucent, and can be integrated i ... more
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Hidden biosphere discovered beneath world's driest hot desert
Study traces bioluminescence back 540 million years in octocorals
Danger warning issued for Bangkok as extreme heat bites
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Researchers develop faster, precise silica coating process for quantum dot nanorods
Materials researchers at North Carolina State University have fine-tuned a technique that enables them to apply precisely controlled silica coatings to quantum dot nanorods in a day - up to 21 times ... more
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Reconfiguring active particles into dynamic patterns
From swarming bees to clustering bacteria colonies, nature stuns with its ability to self organize and perform collective, dynamic behaviors. Now researchers have found a way to mimic these behavior ... more
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Setting the gold standard
A team of University of Florida researchers has figured out how gold can be used in crystals grown by light to create nanoparticles, a discovery that has major implications for industry and cancer t ... more
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Achieving a breakthrough in the formation of beam size controllable X-ray nanobeams
A research team in Japan has now succeeded in developing high precision X-ray deformable mirrors that can be configured as necessary. They are the first to have achieved the formation of three types ... more
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Evolution may have moved at a furious pace on a much warmer Earth
Early life forms on Earth are likely to have mutated and evolved at much higher rates than they do today, suggests a new analysis from researchers at the University of North Carolina.
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