Invisibility cloaks go optical
‘Carpet cloak’ shrouds objects from red light, claim researchers
Multipolar dance could flip Earth’s magnetic field
Geomagnetic field reduced to a set of simple equations
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Telescope hunts for cosmic explosions
MAGIC-II celebrates first light in Canary Islands
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Metals toughen spider’s silk
Discovery could lead to stronger natural and artificial materials
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Particulate pollution cuts carbon dioxide, model shows
Aerosols boost photosynthesis and increase carbon sink by almost 25%
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Dark matter could come naturally from quantum gravity
Physicist looks at ‘effective field theory’ to explain the mysterious entity
Neutron-rich and doubly magic: nucleus is a first
Oxygen isotope could shed light on stellar nucleosynthesis
Bubbles burst in the hospital
New sensor to monitor sterilization in hospitals
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World’s brightest synchrotron powers up
Over 2000 scientists per year will use the new Hamburg facility
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Physicists distinguish between the indistinguishable
Understanding why ultracold fermions collide could improve atomic clocks
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