Exotic materials and pulsars win European prize
Researchers studying "left-handed" materials and pulsars are awarded shares of the €1m Descartes Prize
Could sound move at the speed of light?
Tiny polymer spheres can boost sound speeds by five orders of magnitude
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Making the most of doping
Ordered array of dopants boost the performance of semiconductor devices
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Surfaces have built-in “fingerprints”
Laser-based technique could replace existing security measures such as holograms
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Electric fields move water droplets
New effect could be used to automate experiments in chemistry
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Swimming around in circles
Researchers learn more about the behaviour of E. coli near solid surfaces
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Amino acids meet electronics
Researchers have shown that inorganic surfaces can trap peptide chains
Dots for data storage
New technique could double magnetic storage capacities
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Art turns to thermodynamics
Computer simulations could help date paintings and spot fakes
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New look for nanomotors
Harnessing surface tension for nanomechanical applications
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