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2016 Breakthrough Prizes announced

December 1, 2015
News
The winners of the 2016 Breakthrough Prizes – worth $22 million in total (£15 million) – in life sciences, fundamental physics and maths have been announced at a live ceremony...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Physics
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Attractive forces unlikely to be source of matter – antimatter difference

November 23, 2015
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The attractive force between antiprotons – the antiparticle of proton – has been measured for the first time.
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics
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Mathematicians weigh in on stellar mass

November 4, 2015
News
Mathematicians have developed a new method for measuring the mass of pulsars. Scientists at the University of Southampton used nuclear physics principles, rather than gravitational pulls between stars and planets,...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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LHC produces ‘littlest liquid’

October 13, 2015
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Quark-gluon plasma – a state of matter thought to have existed right at the birth of the Universe – has been produced with fewer particles than previously thought possible.
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics
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Stellar mosaic shows close relation with our galactic neighbour

October 8, 2015
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Astronomers have found similarities between new-born stars in our galaxy and a neighbouring one.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Neutrino oscillations discovery wins Noble Prize

October 6, 2015
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Takaaki Kajita and Arthur McDonald's discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrino particles have mass, has scooped this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics
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What’s the next step for Mars exploration?

September 29, 2015
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Following yesterday’s announcement linking dark streaks on the surface of Mars with liquid water, scientists have spoken about the future of Mars exploration. There will be a number of missions...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biophysics, Physics
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Dark matter distribution mapped

September 24, 2015
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New images reveal the amount of dark matter in the Universe and its distribution in distant galaxies. Astronomers led by Leiden University in the Netherlands used images captured by the...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Highest-energy neutrino ever detected

August 27, 2015
News
  Physicists at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the South Pole, have measured the highest energy neutrinos ever recorded. An international research team led by the University Wisconsin-Madison used...
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics
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Planetary rings resolve maths mystery

August 24, 2015
News
Scientists have discovered that planetary rings such as those orbiting Saturn have a universally similar particle size distribution. By using mathematical models, an international team of scientists led by the...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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