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Leap forward in superconductivity achieved

August 23, 2016
A new material that could be used as a superconductor and for hydrogen-fuel cell storage has been created by US scientists.

Lateral solar cells promise bright future

August 22, 2016
A team of US engineers have created high performance, micro-scale solar cells that could power a wide range of personal devices.

Accurate element readings measured in distant galaxy

August 16, 2016
Astronomers in California have made the first accurate measurement of the abundance of oxygen in a far off galaxy.

Moving metal promises dynamic circuits

August 15, 2016
Scientists have developed self-propelling liquid metals that could be used for future electronic circuits.

Nanoparticles

August 15, 2016
Transmission electron microscopy image showing self-assembled diblock copolymer nanoparticles.

Astronomers peer further into supernova’s past

August 11, 2016
Researchers have discovered the unknown past of a star millions of years before its explosion was seen in 1987, after detecting low radio frequencies it emitted.

Scientists propose why we cannot find life in space

August 10, 2016
The reason why we cannot find other life outside of Planet Earth is because we may be ahead of the evolutionary curve, according to scientists from the Harvard Smithsonian Center...

New form of light discovered

August 9, 2016
Scientists have created a new form of light after they were able to bind light to a single electron.

Meet the author of Rise of the Rocket Girls

August 8, 2016
Nathalia Holt, microbiologist-turned-author, tells us about her latest book, Rise of the Rocket Girls, which looks at the role of the female ‘human computers’ employed at NASA in the 1940s...

Fuel source found hidden under deep sea floor

August 3, 2016
Scientists have discovered a potential source of free hydrogen gas near tectonic plates under the sea floor.

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