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Galaxy cluster ‘dark core’ not so dark after all

January 18, 2013
News
When NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed an overabundance of dark matter in the core of the merging dark galaxy cluster Abell 520 earlier this year, astronomers were surprised. However, new...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Dance of quantum twisters

January 11, 2013
News
A quantum fluid trapped on top of a semiconductor chip can be used to measure movements remarkably precisely. Tornado-like vortexes can be produced in fluids which are controlled by quantum...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Ultra-hot test rig for Space-Age ceramics

January 7, 2013
News
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed the first testing facility that enables CT-scanning of ceramic composites under controlled loads at ultrahigh temperatures in real time.Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source (ALS)...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Colin Murrell: fighting climate change with microbiology

January 5, 2013
Insight
Professor Colin Murrell is the first Director of the Earth and Life Sciences Alliance (ELSA), an initiative that aims to understand how earth and life systems respond to climate change. ...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, Interviews
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Nearby ‘super-Earth’ may support life

December 17, 2012
News
An international team of astronomers have discovered an alien planet, believed to have a similar climate to Earth, which might be able to support life. The planet is located a...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physics
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Water ice discovered on Mercury

December 6, 2012
News
Water ice has been discovered on Mercury, despite it being the nearest planet to the Sun, often reaching a blistering 800 degrees Fahrenheit at its surface.This discovery may seem surprising,...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Interview with CERN Director General Professor Rolf Heuer

December 5, 2012
News
We caught up with CERN Director General Professor Rolf Heuer at the STEMNET Awards at the House of Lords. He gave us an insight into what goes on at CERN...
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics
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Moon born in violent collision

December 3, 2012
News
Planetary scientists have discovered evidence that the Moon was created when a body the size of Mars collided with the early Earth. The work was conducted at Washington University in...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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New approach for invisibility

November 23, 2012
News
A team at MIT has developed a new approach for allowing objects to become “invisible.” The new concept lets particles “hide” from passing electrons, which could lead to more efficient...
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics
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First ever images of Landau levels

November 21, 2012
News
Landau Levels – the quantum levels that determine electron behaviour in a strong magnetic field – have been imaged for the first time by physicists at the University of Warwick...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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