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Physicists edge closer to superconductivity at room temperature

May 24, 2019
An international research team has claimed to have raised the temperature at which superconductivity occurs, to around 23°C. The achievement, observed in lanthanum superhydrides under high pressure by scientists at...

Light-powered data storage

May 22, 2019
A superfast and energy efficient method of processing data uses light instead of electricity. Lancaster University scientists developed a small antenna on top of a magnet – which are used...

Endlessly recyclable plastic

May 8, 2019
By separating plastic monomers from chemical additives, researchers may have created fully recyclable plastics. Molecular scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a new type of plastic: polydiketoenamine, or...

NASA detects likely marsquake

April 24, 2019
Seismic activity has been detected on a planet other than Earth for the first time. NASA's InSight space lander detected faint activity from the interior of Mars on April 6,...

Edible water bottles

April 22, 2019
Edible liquid capsules will be trialled at this month's London Marathon. The spherical bottles, named Ooho, are made of an edible, tastleless and biodegradable membrane made from seaweed. While Ooho...

Hydrogen sensor hits automotive targets

April 19, 2019
The first hydrogen sensor to meet safety targets for hydrogen-powered vehicles has been developed. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden created an optical nanosensor that changes colour when the...

Titanic lakes filled with methane

April 18, 2019
Data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has revealed that liquid lakes on Saturn’s largest moon are more than 300 feet deep and filled with methane. Radar measurements provide new details of...

Internet of Thoughts

April 16, 2019
Neuroscientists say an Internet of Thoughts network that connects neurons and synapses in the brain to cloud-computing networks could be a possibility within decades.A collaboration between researchers from UC Berkeley...

First black hole image revealed

April 10, 2019
The first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole has been unveiled.The image, revealed by the Event Horizon Telescope, shows the black hole at the centre of Messier 87,...

Cold plasma inactivates airborne virus

April 10, 2019
Cold plasma has been found to provide a more efficient method of sterilising air for medical procedure environments, meaning it could one day replace the surgical mask.University of Michigan engineers...

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