Opposites don’t always attract
Researchers explain why oppositely charged droplets can bounce off one another
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Ultra-strong Velcro-like fastener inspired by birds
Steely hook and loop fastener could hold aeroplanes together
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Acoustic tweezers put the pinch on living cells
Device is smaller and more efficient than optical tweezers
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Of gluons, atoms and strings
An unusual alliance between physicists who study ultrahot plasmas and ultracold atoms is yielding intriguing results – and may even lead to an experimental test for string theory, as
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Physicists shed light on mysterious battlefield injury
Blast waves might cause damage to brain
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DNA scaffolds could make nano-circuits
New 'DNA origami' technique could boost electronics
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Friction keeps molecular motors on track
Biophysicists gain a better understanding of motion in living cells
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DNA twists and bends on demand
Building block of life can be transformed into curved shapes for building nanoscale devices
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Soap films burst like flapping flags
High-speed photography reveals how punctures expand in soap films
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Beetle has polarizing twist in its shell
Insect makes use of ‘liquid crystal’ structure for optical effect
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