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Magnetic-fluid experiment sheds light on astrophysical accretion discs
Magneto-rotational instability is spotted for the first time in the lab
Machine learning can accurately predict a scientist’s gender based on citation data alone
Network analysis finds that women use citations in a different way to men
Cherenkov imaging for visualizing radiotherapy: one year of clinical use
Researchers successfully implement the first Cherenkov imaging system for routine clinical use in a community-based hospital
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Giant ‘BEASTie’ planets may have been stolen from their parent stars
Large, hot stars are involved in planetary heists, say astronomers
LED streetlights are increasing blue-light pollution in Europe
Study highlights threats to human health, wildlife and the night sky
Smartphone camera could enable at-home monitoring of blood-oxygen levels
The ability to measure blood-oxygen saturation using a smartphone enables people to monitor chronic respiratory conditions from home
MICROSCOPE satellite puts Einstein’s general relativity to record-breaking test
Orbital freefall experiment leaves the equivalence principle intact, at least for now
Trapped fluid in undersea sediments contributed to 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, new study reveals
Newfound understanding could help identify similar faults
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A neural network detects subtle precursors to biological events and controls microscope in response
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