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Advanced X-ray imaging creates sound-frequency maps of the human inner ear
A research collaboration has used synchrotron radiation phase-contrast imaging to develop the first 3D tonotopic map of the intact human inner ear
Free-space laser link beats the stability of optical clocks
Setting up links to satellites could create a global timing network, say researchers
Bad metals turn over a new leaf
Optical measurements reveal the origin of unconventional behaviour near the transition between conductors and insulators
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Contrast-enhanced OCT visualizes vascular leakage in the retina
A new take on optical coherence tomography provides high-resolution measurements of retinal vascular leakage
Photonic-crystal ‘sunflower’ follows the light
Light-activated device could find use in intelligent solar cells
Record-breaking gamma ray is smoking gun for Milky Way cosmic rays
The Tibet ASÎł experiment has discovered ultrahigh-energy gamma rays spread across the Milky Way
Connecting the dots to artificially restore vision
A new retinal implant uses thousands of electrodes to stimulate retinal cells in the blind and produce dotted images
Quantum dot array could make ultralow-energy switches
Researchers observe nonlinear effect in a new kind of hybrid semiconductor
Certifiable quantum random number generation picks up the pace
Researchers achieve low latency in realistic quantum architecture, increasing the speed and ensuring the security of quantum random number generation
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Read article: Breakthrough in laser-cooling antihydrogen could reveal why matter dominates the universe
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Read article: Japanese Nobel-prize-winning semiconductor pioneer Isamu Akasaki dies aged 92
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