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Climate prediction model breaks resolution records and removes ‘popcorn-like’ rain
Finer resolution gives atmospheric scientists a more accurate picture of storm behaviour
LHCb finds evidence for a one-in-10-billion B-meson decay
Measurements put constraints on new physics beyond the Standard Model
Quantum information reveals limits of neutrino flavour measurements
Next-generation experiments like DUNE and Hyper-Kamiokande aren’t optimized for identifying matter-antimatter asymmetry, say theorists
A rare solar storm just revealed a hidden danger for aviation
The strongest solar radiation storm in nearly 20 years pushed radiation past aviation safety thresholds high above northern Britain, yet no warning was issued
Metamaterial mimics the transition between bone and tendons
New approach could help connect hard and soft tissues in future biomedical implants
Why do people see colours differently? Sometimes, it’s the display’s fault
University College London team proposes explanation for why the same colours sometimes appear different on different displays
Mystery of recurring Martian cloud may be solved
Models suggest the Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud appears via a process never previously seen in a real planetary atmosphere
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Electronic implant shows promise for drug-free diabetes control
An electrocatalyst that removes excess glucose from the bloodstream could offer a new way to manage type 2 diabetes and obesity
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Cool correlations: quantum steering can make cooling more efficient
Nonlocal correlations draw heat from a bath
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Reversing Alzheimer’s disease: nanoparticle platform converts brain cells into new neurons
Reprogramming existing brain support cells into neurons offers a novel way to combat brain degeneration in mice with Alzheimer’s disease
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Laser cavity boosts nitrogen–vacancy magnetic sensor
System achieves 100% optical contrast
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SNAP optics could speed up optical communications
Microscopic structures created on the surface of optical fibres could ease light transmission through fibre-optic networks
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Laser-generated muons image hidden objects
Artificially produced particles could probe structures that are inaccessible to X-ray radiography
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Primordial black holes could reveal a hidden fifth dimension
Primordial black holes formed in the early universe might experience an extra dimension of space; a recent study suggests new ways to search for these mysterious objects
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World’s smallest engines need an entropy accountant
Rebalancing the books of entropy could help bridge the gap between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics
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Bound states in the continuum observed in a solid material
Phenomenon could be used to create new quantum devices
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Electron spin force moves a macroscopic object
Diamond sample propelled up to 1.5 microns by its own nitrogen-vacancy centres
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Controlled collisions reveal predictable pattern in triboelectric charging
New ultrasound trap boosts our understanding of charge transfer
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Rigid hybrid perovskites achieve ultralow thermal conductivity
Exceptional mechanical and thermal properties come from specially engineered organic cations in a layered halide structure
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