Scientists discover sugar in interstellar space
The first detection of sugar in the interstellar medium could shed more light on how life began on Earth
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Structured light could deliver a new method for diagnosing eye disease
A quantum optics technique that boosts the visibility of subtle peripheral vision patterns called Boehm's brushes could provide a new test of retinal health
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Solar tower power plants get a data boost
Accessible new database could accelerate research on solar thermal power generation and allow wider deployment
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Experiments provide new insights into the reverse sprinkler problem
New experiments suggest that a reverse sprinkler is driven by angular momentum induced at its centre as water is drawn in
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Quantum entanglement explains why strange metals are so strange
New measurements and a tool from quantum metrology provide new insights into metals with unusually high electrical resistance
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Super-loud gravitational waves offer a new way to study black hole event horizons
Region near the "surface of no return" was previously only accessible with theoretical models
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First medical X-ray images taken in space achieve diagnostic quality
Diagnostic X-ray images recorded during an orbital spaceflight exhibited similar contrast and spatial resolution to those taken preflight on Earth
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Metasurface grating gives solar telescopes a boost
New optical device could fly on future space missions that study solar magnetic fields and space weather
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Satellite-based sensor system designed to detect nuclear weapons in space
Proposed inspector satellite could one day provide a means for verifying the Outer Space Treaty
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Metamaterial boosts heat transfer on the nanoscale
New finding could help improve technologies such as on-chip cooling and thermophotovoltaic systems
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