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Soft matter and liquids Research update Law-breaking liquid defies the rules Physicists discover a liquid that "freezes" when heated
Read article: Mars attacked by solar wind Stars and solar physics Research update Mars attacked by solar wind The solar wind might be responsible for the lack of water on Mars
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Nuclear physics Research update Radioactivity speeds up Placing a radioactive nucleus in a carbon-60 cage can reduce its half-life
Read article: Microscope focuses on sub-Angstrom scales Microscopy Research update Microscope focuses on sub-Angstrom scales New "spectacles" boost the performance of scanning transmission electron microscopes
Read article: Nanotubes feel the force Semiconductors and electronics Research update Nanotubes feel the force New device exploits both the mechanical and electronic properties of carbon nanotubes
Read article: Petroleum under pressure Renewables Research update Petroleum under pressure High temperatures and pressures in the Earth's mantle might be capable of turning inorganic materials into hydrocarbon fuels
Read article: Have we seen an exoplanet? Telescopes and space missions Research update Have we seen an exoplanet? Astronomers might have taken the first ever photograph of an extrasolar planet