Machine learning takes hassle out of cold-atom experiments
Reinforcement learning can make cooling apparatus more robust
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FLASH irradiation spares immune cells during proton therapy
Ultrahigh dose rates could reduce the level of immune cell depletion during pencil-beam scanning proton therapy of brain cancer
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Physical forces explain why some COVID variants are more virulent than others
Biomechanical stability of bonds between the spike protein on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its receptors on human cells helps explain rapid spread of certain variants
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Hair helps keep us cool in hot weather, infrared study reveals
Longer wavelength radiation is emitted easily by hair
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Snapshot of noble gas atoms emerges from within a graphene sandwich
Nanoclusters of krypton and xenon directly imaged at room temperature for the first time thanks to confining layers of graphene
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Graphene-based semiconductor has a useful bandgap and high electron mobility
Epigraphene could boost the performance of electronic devices
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Spin supersolid appears in a quantum antiferromagnet
New state of matter also shows a giant magnetocaloric effect
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Molecular measuring stick could advance super-resolution microscopy
New PicoRuler device tests the resolution capabilities of microscopes down to sub-10 nm length scales
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Focused ultrasound plus plaque-reducing drugs could slow Alzheimer’s progression
Initial findings from a first-in-human clinical trial show focused ultrasound can open the blood–brain barrier to deliver drugs that combat Alzheimer’s disease to the brain
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Quantum-secure online shopping comes a step closer
Advances in quantum technology could change the way we purchase goods online
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