Unravelling the secrets of silk production
Neutrons reveal unexpected goings on in the belly of silk worms
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Absence of evidence
Peter Williams weighs up a controversial book challenging the convention that there is no safe level of radiation
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Two legs faster than four in the quantum world
Could some nanomachines tunnel through their surroundings?
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The future’s bright for DESY
DESY director Helmut Dosch explains how the former particle physics facility is flourishing thanks to photon science
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Shining a light on FLASH
Edgar Weckert talks about photon science at DESY
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Filaments swarm and swim in circles
Experiment puts collective-motion models to the test
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Controlling heart beats with lasers
Bird heart experiment brings optical pacemakers a step closer
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Drab butterfly reveals its hidden colours
Optical effect that could lead to novel colour-changing surfaces
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Scientists cast a fly’s eye
New technique mimics insect corneas
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Urban cool: how to make cities less hot than their surroundings
Summer in the city can be stifling, but appropriate surfaces and vegetation can cool us off, says Roland Ennos
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