Large-scale metamaterials could combat earthquake shocks
New simulation delves into seismic shields in 3D
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Tapping into light’s hidden information to push fundamental diffraction limit
Discovery could boost resolution of space telescopes
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Rosetta images cometary dust in 3D
Results could shed more light on processes during the solar system's formation
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Seismic ‘weather bomb’ lights up Earth’s interior
Rare deep-Earth tremor caused by storms useful for seismic tomography
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Nonlinear optical quantum-computing scheme makes a comeback
"Cross-Kerr nonlinearities" could be used to create quantum-logic gate, say physicists
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Giant two-atom molecules are the size of bacteria
Rydberg macrodimer is a quantum-mechanical gold mine
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Rocky planet found in habitable zone around Sun’s nearest neighbour
Earth-mass planet – which could have liquid water on its surface – orbits Proxima Centauri
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Magnetic bacteria target hard-to-treat tumours
New technique transports drugs into solid cancers
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Optical link connects atomic clocks over 1400 km of fibre
Connection is important step towards European network of ultra-precise timekeepers
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UK Atomic Energy Authority gets a new chief executive
Ian Chapman takes over at a tricky time for agency that develops nuclear fusion energy technology
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