Physics
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Chemistry
Salt spices up chemistry
Hot, compressed sodium chloride stretches the fundamental rules of matter.
By Beth Mole -
Particle Physics
Electrons’ roundness frustrates researchers
Experiment finds no signs of asymmetry, which would point to undiscovered particles.
By Andrew Grant -
Materials Science
Nanoglue attaches tissues to each other
Silica particles could repair and help engineer human organs.
By Beth Mole -
Particle Physics
Higgs boson tale wins book prize
The Particle at the End of the Universe by Sean Carroll.
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Materials Science
Material inspired by dragonfly wings bursts bacteria
Silicon studded with nanostructures could act as antimicrobial coating on medical devices.
By Beth Mole -
Physics
Ripple effect
If you want ripples in your icicles, just add salt. This recipe comes from physicists reporting in the October New Journal of Physics.
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Physics
Cruise through a collider
Now anyone can tour the Large Hadron Collider and other CERN experiments in 360-degree photo panoramas online.
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Materials Science
Invisibility cloaks could slim down with active approach
The new light-canceling technique could hide objects of any shape and size.
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Astronomy
High-energy neutrinos ensnared from beyond the solar system
Speedy particles detected in Antarctica may point to gargantuan black holes or cataclysmic explosions.
By Andrew Grant -
Chemistry
How butterflies stay dry
Slightly bumpy surfaces reduce water drops’ contact time.
By Meghan Rosen -
Physics
Single photon detected but not destroyed
Researchers build first instrument that can witness the passage of a light particle without absorbing it.
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Quantum Physics
Quantum information storage that lasts and lasts
Physicists have stored a snippet of quantum information at room temperature for more than 1,000 times the previous record.