‘Physical cryptography’ uses neutrons to compare nuclear warheads
Technique can identify objects without knowing what they look like
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Knitted nanotubes spin an electromechanical yarn
New fabric could be used in artificial muscles and smart clothing
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Chip shifts frequencies of photon qubits
New technology could help to link-up quantum devices
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Some nuclei exist close to a quantum phase transition
Discovery could shed light on production of heavy elements in stars
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Laser polarization boosts quality of proton beams
New technique could improve laser-plasma accelerators
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Quantum teleportation comes to Hefei and Calgary
Studies show quantum communications possible using metropolitan optical-fibre networks
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Buckling graphene takes a ‘Lévy flight’
New effect could power small electronic devices
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X-rays yield ghost images
New techniques might lead to lower doses for X-ray diagnoses
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US facing medical-isotope shortage when production ceases in Canada
Ailing NRU reactor will stop making molybdenum-99 in October
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Chirped laser pulses could deliver high-quality ion beams
Proposed technique could be used for cancer therapy
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