‘Lid’ of asteroid dust smothered and burned the dinosaurs, say scientists
Heat and fire may have caused the mass extinction of Cretaceous creatures
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Antineutrino detector could monitor spent nuclear fuel for clandestine activity
Sensitive new measurements suggest that monitoring can continue even when reactors are offline
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Plasmonic metamaterial makes a photonic time crystal
New nanostructure could be used to make lasers that work in the terahertz frequency range
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Two-dimensional material shows promise for long-term memory, thanks to slow electrons
A 2D magnetic material exhibits a charge-ordered state in which electrons move collectively and unusually slowly while maintaining quantum coherence
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Breaking in: how ultrasound smuggles drugs past the blood–brain barrier
A creative spin on MRI technology measures the amount of drug delivered to a brain tumour
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Sliding water droplets corrode Teflon-coated metal
Effect could damage outdoor equipment and monuments
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Dose calculations reveal how patient motion impacts proton minibeam therapy
A Monte Carlo-based 4D dose calculation framework assesses the uncertainties for realistic clinical treatments
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No show again for mirror neutrons
For now, the existence of a mirror universe cannot be confirmed, say physicists at the PSI
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Magnetic field first kills superconductor, then brings it back to life
“Re-entrant” superconductivity discovered in a 2D material for the first time
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Earthquake fault irregularities control rupture speed and influence ground motion
New models show that high-speed rupture propagation produces stronger and longer-duration ground motion
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