Do general anaesthetics trigger a phase transition in the brain?
Model suggests tiny change in communication could have large effect on neuron interaction
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Protein pulling reveals a new way that molecules resist external forces
Atomic-force-microscopy study could help in the development of protein-inspired machines
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Galactic shape-shifting signals a decrease in star formation across cosmic history
Study suggests that most stars are born in spiral galaxies but end up in elliptical ones
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Physicists claim ‘loophole-free’ Bell-violation experiment
Photons and diamonds used to simultaneously close detection and locality loopholes for the first time
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Antimatter ‘surfs’ to higher energies on a plasma wave
New positron acceleration technique could boost energies in next-generation colliders
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Nanotubes energize laser-accelerated ions
A layer of carbon nanotubes can triple the energy of laser-accelerated carbon ions
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‘Decorated’ graphene is a superconductor
Depositing lithium on 2D material generates Cooper pairs
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World’s thinnest diffraction gratings made from graphene
Ultrathin nano-gratings produce high-contrast interference patterns of massive molecules
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Could radon and one of its radioactive isotopes reliably predict an earthquake?
Radon–thoron isotope concentrations may peak before an earthquake
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Single photons see the light
Photon–photon interactions pave the way to all-optical quantum computers
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