Carbon nanotubes light up on photonic chips
Nanotube-integrated waveguide could easily be adapted into optical circuits of the future
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Theorizing about the LHC’s 750 GeV bump
Four new papers try to explain a tantalizing excess of photon pairs
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‘Cool’ Saharan ants’ silver hairs cause total internal reflection
Desert-dwelling ant can survive temperatures of more than 50 °C because body hairs reflect light and stop them from overheating
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Patterned liquid crystals guide light through planar lens
Research could help to develop "smart" glass of the future
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The single-atom engine that could
Scaled-up power output from single-calcium-ion engine is equivalent to that of a car engine
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Computer gamers solve quantum problems
Citizen-science initiative harnesses the brainpower of more than 10,000 people
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Diamond quantum bit is controlled using light and sound
New control technique could lead to quantum computers made from arrays of nitrogen vacancies
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Nanocrystal inks used to build flexible transistors
New device could be used to build flexible or wearable electronics
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Birds measure magnetic fields using long-lived quantum coherence
Evolution may have optimized fluctuations in cryptochrome proteins, say scientists
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Finding the Earth-bound evidence for supernovae in the galactic neighbourhood
Iron-60 deposits in the Earth's crust reveal that supernovae in the relatively recent past may have affected our planet
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