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Study finds preschool children form ‘social droplets’ when moving around the classroom
The movement of preschool children results in two distinct phases, find study
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‘Sometimes nature will surprise us.’ Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux on eureka moments and the future of neutrino physics
Particle physicist Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux talks about how the next generation of neutrino experiments will test the boundaries of the Standard Model
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Gender gap in physics entrenched by biased collaboration networks, study finds
Interventions to integrate young female physicists into established networks could help tackle underrepresentation
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Robert Laughlin: the Nobel interview that became an impromptu press conference
Matin Durrani winces at the time he met Nobel laureate Robert Laughlin
Read article: CERN celebrates 70 years at the helm of particle physics in lavish ceremony
CERN celebrates 70 years at the helm of particle physics in lavish ceremony
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Read article: Physicists reveal the mechanics of tea scum
Physicists reveal the mechanics of tea scum
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Ask me anything: Fatima Gunning – ‘Thinking outside the box is a winner when it comes to problem solving’
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Read article: Knowledge grows step-by-step despite the exponential growth of papers, finds study
Knowledge grows step-by-step despite the exponential growth of papers, finds study
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Genetically engineered bacteria solve computational problems
A cell-based biocomputer can identify prime numbers, recognize vowels and answer mathematical questions
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Field work – the physics of sheep, from phase transitions to collective motion
Physics sheds a new insight on the behaviour of sheep flocks, helping with new tips on shepherding
Read article: New on-chip laser fills long sought-after green gap
New on-chip laser fills long sought-after green gap
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Read article: Researchers exploit quantum entanglement to create hidden images
Researchers exploit quantum entanglement to create hidden images
Encoding an image into the quantum correlations of photon pairs makes it invisible to conventional imaging techniques
Read article: Ambipolar electric field helps shape Earth’s ionosphere
Ambipolar electric field helps shape Earth’s ionosphere
Scientists make first ever measurements of a planet-wide field that could be as fundamental as gravity and magnetic fields
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Light-absorbing dye turns skin of a live mouse transparent
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Convection enhances heat transport in sea ice
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Short-range order always appears in new type of alloy
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Thermal dissipation decoheres qubits
Superconducting quantum bits release their energy into their environment as photons
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