New superconductor gets ready for applications
Magnesium diboride gears up for the real world following a rash of technical breakthroughs
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Magnesium diboride gears up for the real world following a rash of technical breakthroughs
Devices that use the spin on electrons move a step closer
Biophysicists find that proteins are much more dynamic than previously thought
Nitrogen in Jupiter's atmosphere provide clues to the make-up of the pre-planetary nebula
The surprise break-up of a comet give astronomers a bonus insight into how planets form
Read article: Comet collapse opens a window on the past
A mysterious sphere inflating in a 'star nursery' confounds astronomers
Read article: Baby star blows a bubble
Fibre optics could benefit from a stretchy laser that changes colour
Read article: Elastic laser spans the spectrum
Small groups of atoms can add unusual magnetic effects to their peculiar thermal properties
Ancient stalagmites suggest that carbon dating could be inaccurate
Read article: Carbon clock could show the wrong time
Lithium in the atmosphere of a distant star suggests that it may have engulfed a huge planet
Read article: Cannibal star ate planet