Light could levitate micron-thin aircraft in Earth’s mesosphere
Gossamer film of tangled carbon nanotubes gives objects a lift
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Long-distance space travel: addressing the radiation problem
There are currently no effective measures to protect astronauts from space radiation during long-distance space travel – more research is essential to finding new methods of protection
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Interconnected single atoms could make a ‘quantum brain’
Cobalt atoms on black phosphorous "learn" by adapting in response to an applied voltage
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Topological source emits light with high and multiple orbital angular momenta
Tiny device has the potential to vastly increase Internet speeds
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Prompt gammas enable sub-millimetre-resolution, multi-isotope PET
Detecting the prompt gamma photons emitted by many PET isotopes enables quantitative, high-resolution imaging of isotopes with large positron ranges
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Atomic nuclei go for a quantum swing
Precisely controlling nuclear excitations could aid the development of ultraprecise clocks as well as batteries that can store huge amounts of energy
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Fast fabrication method brings modular microfluidics to life
From teaching tools to point-of-care medical diagnostics, low-cost 3D printing technique promises to increase access to customizable lab-on-a-chip technology
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Squeezed light boosts the search for dark matter axions
Technique speeds up data analysis by a factor of two
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Tracking traffic patterns in the mouse brain
Researchers in the US have created the largest collection of electrical recordings from neurons in the mouse brain to investigate how mice perceive the visual world
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Qubit needle detected in a haystack of nuclear spins
New technique might help in the development of a quantum internet
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