Our favourite pictures of 2015
From bursting balloons and fossils under a laser to visions of Pluto and gravitationally lensed supernovae
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Algae ‘breaststroke’ is synchronized from within
Internal fibres co-ordinate flagella, not fluid forces, say biophysicists
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Six secrets of champagne
Gérard Liger-Belair reveals the hidden science of the world’s top sparkling wine
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Dipping into the physics of a chocolate fountain
Interesting fluid dynamics at play, not to mention the marshmallows...
How to make better dental fillings last longer
Neutrons and terahertz radiation used to track ions as dental cement hardens
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Cyborg roses become transistors and logic gates
Conductive polymer turns living plants into electronic devices
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Bouncing droplets powered by evaporation
Trampoline effect could lead to self-cleaning surfaces
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Balloon bursts approach the speed of sound
Energy is released by creating increasing numbers of tears in a balloon's fabric
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Swarming fire ants show solid and liquid properties
New research delves into the mechanics of aggregated fire ants
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Could ‘Schrödinger’s bacterium’ be placed in a quantum superposition?
Physicists explain how to bring a famous thought experiment to life
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