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New catalyst to revolutionise battery technology

October 4, 2017
Researchers in Australia have discovered a method that enables them to overcome a major drawback of zinc-air batteries, raising hopes for their widespread inclusion in everyday electronics.

Nobel Prize Physics winners announced

October 3, 2017
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been announced, with one half awarded to Rainer Weiss and the other half shared between Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for their...

TRAPPIST-1 system could support life

October 3, 2017
Some of the recently discovered planets in the TRAPPIST solar system could potentially be habitable, according to scientists from the University of Warwick.

The crystal clarity of deep learning

October 3, 2017
Sean McGee explains how deep machine learning could finally prove to be the key that opens up automated analysis of protein crystals

Solar block reaches new heights

October 2, 2017
New technology created by a University of Exeter spin-out could see buildings powered using innovative glass blocks.

Saturn’s North Pole

October 1, 2017
An image of Saturn's North Pole captured by Cassini as it began its dives between the planet's rings.

Metal oxide discovered on exoplanet

September 26, 2017
A team of astronomers have discovered, for the first time, titanium oxide on the exoplanet WASP-19b.

New ultrathin device powered by everyday motion

September 24, 2017
Researchers in the US have created a new ultrathin energy harvesting system that can be powered by human motion.

Mercury’s hidden ice content discovered

September 19, 2017
Research carried out at Brown University in the US suggests more ice is present than originally thought on Mercury.  

Uncovering the mystery of the bow shock

September 18, 2017
An international team of astrophysicists has revealed more about interactions between Mars and the solar wind – charged particles released from the Sun.

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