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Read article: Fluorescent beads illuminate sugar in blood Biomedical devices Research update Fluorescent beads illuminate sugar in blood Novel technique could offer a painless aid to diabetes sufferers
Read article: Topological insulators could help define fundamental constants Surfaces and interfaces Research update Topological insulators could help define fundamental constants Fine-structure constant could emerge from light scattering
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Read article: Analogue Hawking radiation spotted in the lab Astronomy and space Research update Analogue Hawking radiation spotted in the lab Has Stephen Hawking's prediction been realized, three decades on?
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