Thermal diodes bridge the gap
One-way water-vapour device could cool down aircraft components and computer chips
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Floating oil droplet contains hundreds of degenerate optical modes
“Hyperdegeneracy” could be used in quantum computing
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Microswimmers benefit from thermoelectric guidance
New devices could find applications in biomedical sensing and targeted, non-invasive drug delivery
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Industrial lasers generate attosecond light pulses
New work could bring ultrafast science capabilities to users outside major laser facilities
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CERN accelerator technology to underpin FLASH radiotherapy facility
A collaboration between CERN and Lausanne University Hospital plans to use high-energy physics technologies to implement a clinical system for FLASH radiotherapy
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Nifty noise trick makes quantum states live longer
Simple scheme produces record-breaking decoherence times for solid-state spin qubits
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Jupiter-sized planet found orbiting tiny white dwarf star
Huge planet has similar temperature as Earth and could support life
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Nanoscale LED shines brighter
Light-emitting diode does not suffer from efficiency droop and lases at high current densities thanks to a new fin-shaped design
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‘Marangoni surfers’ propel themselves to high speeds
Janus particles are driven by gradients in surface tension
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AI rivals human radiologists at breast-cancer detection
Routine mammography programmes impose significant workloads on clinical staff; soon, commercial AI systems might help take the strain
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