Cracking the code for single-molecule junctions
First accurate calculation of “porphyrin” conductance achieved
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Strontium’s nuclear ‘spin symmetry’ revealed
Discovery will be crucial for building yet more precise atomic clocks
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Controlling ferromagnetic domains using light
Unexplained discovery could have major impact on data-storage methods
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NASA’s Stardust mission snares first dust from beyond the solar system
Analysis begins on seven particles that could be of interstellar origin
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Nearby galaxy harbours rarest type of black hole
M82's black hole is 400 times the Sun's mass
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Making better solar cells with polychiral carbon nanotubes
New device absorbs across a wider portion of the solar spectrum
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Electrons in magnetic field reveal surprises
Quantum properties dictate electrons' rotational frequency
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Going mobile with NMR spectroscopy
Technology miniaturized to fit sand-grain-sized chip
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Using antineutrinos to monitor nuclear reactors
State of reactor core could be verified from outside the facility
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Runaway couples create lonely supernovae
Calcium-rich explosions involve ejected binary stars
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