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X-ray diffraction reveals how Egyptians made their characteristic black eye make-up
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X-ray diffraction reveals how Egyptians made their characteristic black eye make-up
Applications abound across the spectrum for ‘quantum cascade’ technique
New device could monitor the condition of axles in trains and motor vehicles
The complex network that links characters in Marvel comics is no joke
New measurements of the electron’s charge distribution should lead to advances in particle physics
‘Three-photon excitation’ could lead to advances in fibre optics, data storage and medical imaging
Iron in the Earth’s crust gives clue to marine extinction two million years ago
Physicists divided over double-beta decay breakthrough
Pulses of radiation just zeptoseconds long could be generated with existing lasers
The relationship between a crumpled sheet and the force applied to it is surprisingly complex