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Mathematicians solve a foamy problem

May 5, 2013
Two researchers from University of California Berkeley have now described mathematically the successive stages in the complex life of foamy bubbles – with implications as diverse as plastics and cell...

A scaled-up solar system

April 17, 2013
A team of astrophysicists have made the most detailed examination yet of the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like planet beyond our solar system. High-resolution imaging spectrograpy with the Keck ii 10-metre...

Gravity affects sex in plants

April 12, 2013
Changes in gravity affect reproduction in plants, reveals a University of Montreal study. Their findings, published in PLOS ONE, offer new insight into how life evolved on Earth.Gravity was found...

Scott R. White – The man who can heal materials

April 5, 2013
For many the work of Scott R. White seems like magic – he can make material heal itself when cracked. We caught up with the professor of aerospace engineering and...

World’s saltiest pond suggests water on Mars

March 25, 2013
A team of geologists led by Brown University have discovered the secrets of a pond in Antarctica with the world’s highest salt content. Their findings, published in Scientific Reports, suggest...

Curiosity finds conditions once suited to life on Mars

March 13, 2013
An ancient network of rivers on Mars could once have supported life according to the latest findings from NASA’s Curiosity rover.Scientists have identified clay materials in the powder the rover...

Shedding light on solar flares

March 13, 2013
Astrophysicists at the University of Glasgow are investigating auroras to better understand the mechanism behind energy transport in solar flares.Researchers from the University’s School of Physics and Astronomy suggest, in...

New evidence that asteroid caused dinosaur demise

March 11, 2013
In an attempt to discover what wiped out the dinosaurs, researchers have now determined the most precise dates yet for dinosaur extinction and for the well-known impact that occurred around...

Weighing the most distant black holes

February 27, 2013
A new technique that can measure the mass of supermassive black holes may revolutionise our understanding of their formation and how they help to shape galaxies. The method involves detecting...

One step closer to teleportation

February 18, 2013
Once dismissed by Einstein as “spooky action at a distance,” new research suggests that quantum entanglement may hold the key to eventual teleportation. Researchers from Cambridge University, University College London...

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