Mars mission passes key test
A powerful new probe to study the history of Martian water has begun to orbit the Red Planet
Tiny motor turns giant rods
New nanoscale motor can rotate objects 10,000 times its own size
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How to calculate hardness
New calculations could consign the "diamond test" to history
The oldest explosion in the universe
Astronomers have found a gamma-ray burst that took place 12.8 billion years ago
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Antiproton co-discoverer dies
Owen Chamberlain passes away in Berkeley at the age of 85
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Towards entangled-photon LEDs
Quantum dots emit entangled photons with vastly improved efficiency
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Keeping cool with oxide films
Scientists discover an effective form of cooling using electric fields
Milky Way X-ray mystery solved
Millions of stars could be the cause of the X-rays bathing the Milky Way
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Retrieving data from a black hole
US theorist suggests black holes could behave as quantum computers
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Artificial atoms amplify light
A new way to amplify light could make lasers more efficient
