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Fallout from nuclear weapons testing explains the ‘wild boar paradox’ of radioactive meat
Persistently high levels of caesium-137 in European wild boar are a legacy of early Cold War nuclear testing, not just Chornobyl, say researchers
Study in astronauts could improve health in space and on Earth
Long-duration spaceflights deplete red blood cells and bone, but the body recovers with the help of fat stored in the bone marrow
Cold atoms used to create reliable pressure gauge for ultrahigh vacuum
Device could be used in particle accelerators and gravitational-wave detectors
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Theorists unearth new link between entanglement and classical mechanics
Connecting the wave properties of light to the mechanical properties of point masses could help explain optical phenomena
Aerosol geoengineering will not stop Antarctic ice sheet from melting, simulations suggest
Emissions reduction is the only way to avoid catastrophic sea-level rise
Ferroelectric polymer goes elastic
New material might be employed in wearable electronics and implantable devices
New 2.5-dimensional structures observed in twisted graphite hybrids
Properties of bulk graphite become inextricably mixed with those of a 2D material stacked on top of it at a slight twist angle
Low-cost HPV test increases access to cervical cancer screening
A point-of-care test for HPV infections could provide affordable cervical cancer testing in low-resource settings
Memristors make versatile artificial synapses for neuromorphic computing
Simple heterojunction combines many functions in a single component
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India launches its first mission to the Sun
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Read article: Cement-based supercapacitor makes a novel energy storage system
Cement-based supercapacitor makes a novel energy storage system
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Read article: Miniaturized ultrasound scanner could help detect breast cancer earlier
Miniaturized ultrasound scanner could help detect breast cancer earlier
A wearable ultrasound patch that attaches to a bra could help diagnose early breast cancer and improve survival rates
Read article: Supersonic cracks break classical speed limit
Supersonic cracks break classical speed limit
New experiments reveal tensile cracks moving much faster than theory allows, upending the traditional picture of what happens when objects break
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How Space Pride is campaigning for change in the space sector
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Read article: Evolution may explain values of the fundamental constants
Evolution may explain values of the fundamental constants
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