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Neutron star explains quantum quirk

December 10, 2016
Researchers have observed for the first time quantum physics behaviour predicted 80 years ago.

Mercury’s surface discovery challenges conventional thinking

November 30, 2016
Scientists have discovered large scale buckling that created a giant valley on the surface of Mercury. The researchers believe this shows proof of Mercury’s changing temperatures, contrary to the belief...

Scientists calculate future benefits of electric vehicles

November 22, 2016
Electric vehicles that run on batteries instead of hydrogen fuel cells are more likely to be environmentally friendly in the future, according to researchers from California and Munich. The scientists...

Experiment to unlock secrets of cosmos suggested

November 21, 2016
A method to understand why the universe is expanding and where dark energy comes from has been proposed by a pair of theoretical physicists.

Subatomic tetraneutron particle confirmed

November 16, 2016
A team of physicists in America have helped prove the existence of a subatomic particle once thought theoretical.

The Storr

November 11, 2016
The Old Man of Storr with the Milky Way in the background.

Putting the sun in a box…

November 11, 2016
Last month, Ian Chapman stepped into his role as CEO of the national nuclear fusion resource – the UK Atomic Energy Authority. Aged 34, he is one of the youngest...

Spectral emission explains galactic evolution

November 7, 2016
Astronomers have measured the intensity of oxygen emission lines over the history of the universe to better understand how galaxies form.

Telescope trio capture solar wind collisions

November 1, 2016
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have taken the highest quality images of Eta Carinae’s stellar winds colliding, an event that which will aid learning of star evolution and death.

Fluorescence imaging technique created

October 27, 2016
Microscopy experts have designed and built a fluorescence-detection microscope that combines 3-D and high resolution image processing, with potential uses for biomedical research.

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