New class of ‘mini supernovae’ discovered
White-dwarf companion star might survive subsequent explosion
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Graphene loudspeaker could rival commercial speakers and earphones
Device uses much less power than conventional speakers
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Ultrathin ‘metascreen’ forms latest invisibility cloak
Device can cloak 3D objects in all directions
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Amino acids allow bacterial ‘nanowires’ to conduct electricity
Research could allow similar materials to be synthesized in the lab
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Why water prefers the single life
Researchers challenge idea that liquid water has two separate forms
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Earth is closer to the edge of Sun’s habitable zone
Climate could become a "moist greenhouse"
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Intense terahertz pulses cause DNA damage and repair
Pulses show potential for medical therapy
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Putting a new spin on photons
Giant photonic spin Hall effect observed in metamaterials
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Planck reveals ‘almost perfect’ universe
Space mission releases first cosmology results
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Deep-sea imaging reveals how tectonic plates slide
New layer of melt seen at plate–mantle boundary
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