Planetary physics shrunk into a lab as MIT pursues fusion
Levitating magnet confines plasmas in alternate path to fusion
Carbon-cycle feedback smaller, but still positive
Scientists closer to understanding key piece of climate-change puzzle
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Net widens for funding of arXiv
Preprint server needs more cash to operate, say Cornell librarians
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Plasmas are cool for dental disinfection
Futuristic alternative to the dreaded dentist's drill
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Sun’s appetite for dark matter may affect Earth’s orbit
Will the Earth–Sun distance halve in several billion years?
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Splashing stones drive supersonic flow
Break the sound barrier in your garden pond
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Ions trapped by optical fields
New laser-trapping technique for charged particles opens door to advanced quantum simulations
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Jostling balls reveal secrets of ultrathin films
Experiment with plastic colloidal spheres simulates epitaxial growth on the atomic scale
Bright colour-changing skins
Electronic paper technology created that can change colour without backlights
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Quantum computer takes on quantum chemistry
Entangled photons put to work on hydrogen molecule
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