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Bursting bubbles accelerate melting of tidewater glaciers
High pressure air delivers kinetic energy to mixing fluids
Ion-exchange bead writes under water
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Physicist Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize for human-rights work
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Nanoscale device produces a stream of chiral single photons
Streamlined new device could find applications in quantum communication and information processing
M87’s precessing jet reveals black hole’s fast spin
The relativistic jet emanating from the supermassive black hole in the Messier 87 galaxy has been confirmed to wobble, providing proof that the black hole is spinning
Biocompatible focused ultrasound delivers cancer drugs on target
Drug-delivery system uses ultrasound to release diagnostic or therapeutic compounds precisely when and where they’re needed
Organic molecule from trees excels at seeding clouds, CERN study reveals
Sesquiterpene creates cloud-forming particles
Hypofractionated radiation therapy: faster, simpler and equally effective
Studies presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting highlighted the benefits of accelerated radiation treatment
No-heat quantum engine makes its debut
Researchers demonstrate a prototype engine powered by the quantum statistics of bosons and fermions
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Read article: Quantum dot pioneers win Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Quantum dot pioneers win Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov share the 2023 prize
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Image data offer functional clues for lung radiotherapy
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My Favourite Qubit: quantum simulation and computation with superconducting qubits
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My Favourite Qubit: the atomic ion
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Read article: Chiral detection of molecules gets a laser-driven boost
Chiral detection of molecules gets a laser-driven boost
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Tiny vibrating cavity sees mid-infrared light at room temperature
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