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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...
One in six stars has Earth-sized planet
February 4, 2013
A new analysis of Kepler spacecraft data has revealed that about 17% of stars have an Earth-sized planet in an orbit closer than Mercury. This means (since the Milky Way...
New state of matter produced by LHC
January 21, 2013
Collisions between protons and lead ions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) may have produced a new type of matter known as colour-glass condensate.When particle beams interact at high speeds,...
Galaxy cluster ‘dark core’ not so dark after all
January 18, 2013
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...
Dance of quantum twisters
January 11, 2013
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...
Ultra-hot test rig for Space-Age ceramics
January 7, 2013
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)...
Colin Murrell: fighting climate change with microbiology
January 5, 2013
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. ...
Nearby ‘super-Earth’ may support life
December 17, 2012
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...
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