Telescopes and space missions Research update Asteroids, not comets, gave Earth most of its water Rosetta scientists find surprisingly high levels of deuterium in comet Read article: Asteroids, not comets, gave Earth most of its water
Telescopes and space missions Research update New technique nails distance to supermassive black hole Geometric method using active galactic nuclei could yield better cosmic rulers Read article: New technique nails distance to supermassive black hole
Ultrafast science Research update Laser blast makes pure quantum dots Selenium nanoparticles could be used in solar cells and take on antibiotic resistance Read article: Laser blast makes pure quantum dots
Telescopes and space missions Research update Planck offers another glimpse of the early universe Space mission offers new insights into dark matter and primordial neutrinos, but evidence for inflation is not forthcoming Read article: Planck offers another glimpse of the early universe
Nanomaterials Research update Supersonic bullets test graphene’s strength Carbon sheet is much better at absorbing impacts than steel Read article: Supersonic bullets test graphene’s strength
Quantum mechanics Research update SOLEIL scientists create double-slit thought experiment Einstein–Bohr debate continues Read article: SOLEIL scientists create double-slit thought experiment
Nuclear medicine Research update Medical-isotope breakthrough made at Canadian lab Photo-neutron production of commercial molybdenum-99 is a first Read article: Medical-isotope breakthrough made at Canadian lab
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Device cools itself in the blazing-hot Sun Passive system works without the need for a power source Read article: Device cools itself in the blazing-hot Sun
Particles and interactions Research update LHCb bags two new baryonic strange-beauty particles CERN experiment excels at measuring mass Read article: LHCb bags two new baryonic strange-beauty particles
Stars and solar physics Research update Researchers tackle inner secrets of neutron stars New method constrains possible forms of matter Read article: Researchers tackle inner secrets of neutron stars
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