Ultra-strong Velcro-like fastener inspired by birds
Steely hook and loop fastener could hold aeroplanes together
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Acoustic tweezers put the pinch on living cells
Device is smaller and more efficient than optical tweezers
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Optical ‘quantum computer chip’ performs first calculation
Device employs Shor's algorithm using four photons
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Magnetic monopoles spotted in spin ices
Two independent groups find evidence for elusive 'particles'
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Milky Way in line for aggressive three-way merger
New survey reveals the dynamics of our galactic neighbourhood
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Electron beam builds bespoke atomic lattices
Scanning electron microscope selectively removes rubidium atoms
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Geoengineering could be needed to halt climate change
Cutting carbon emissions may not be enough, says Royal Society
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Physicists shed light on mysterious battlefield injury
Blast waves might cause damage to brain
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Breath-testing for cancer using gold
Electric response of nanoparticles reveals cancerous compounds
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Plasmonic laser puts the squeeze on light
US researchers claim world's smallest semiconductor laser
