“Chemical origami” shrinks 2D discs into 3D objects
Technique could create prototypes in engineering
Islamic ‘quasicrystals’ predate Penrose tiles
Medieval mathematicians 500 years ahead of the West, claim physicists
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May the best man win
Statistics points to better champions
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Physicists make religion crystal clear
Growth of a religion is similar to crystalline nucleation
James Clerk Maxwell: a force for physics
Celebrating Maxwell Year
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Bubbles never forget
The singularities of bubble formation could shed light on black holes or supernovae
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Physicist proves it’s location, location, location
Statistical mechanics provides surprising insights into where people shop
Slow death for a hot topic
Research into high-temperature superconductors could soon cease, citation study suggests
Atomic clocks feel the heat
Physicists have calculated the tiny shift in the atomic transition frequencies of a caesium atom due to blackbody radiation
It’s raining again
Scientists think they know why rain can start so suddenly from cumulus clouds
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