Reawakening the Kelvin wake
Original theory is shipshape after all
LCDs enter the fast lane
Subtle effect speeds up liquid-crystal switching by a factor of a million
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Diatoms bring the quantum effect to life
Alga exoskeleton used as a diffraction grating
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Artificial muscles lift heavy loads
Polymer-based devices could also generate and store energy
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Neutron study aims to improve HIV drugs
Hydrogen-bonding sites, pinpointed by neutron crystallography, could improve antiretrovirals
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‘Champion’ nanostructures could improve solar water-splitting cells
Best metal-oxide photoanode ever made from haematite
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Unexpected interactions between solitons detected
Long-range interactions observed over astronomical distances
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Why is chewing gum sticky?
Richard Dewhurst on why gum is such a pain to remove
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Positive or negative? Nanoparticle surface charge affects cell-membrane interactions
New result could be important for biomedical applications such as drug delivery and anti-cancer treatments
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Physicists rethink celebrated Kelvin wake pattern for ships
Satellite images and modelling used to study narrow wakes
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