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The answer is in the intergalactic wind

November 24, 2014
News
Astronomers have observed the first direct evidence that an intergalactic “wind” is stripping galaxies of star-forming gas as they fall into clusters of galaxies. This explains why galaxies found in...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Philae finds organics on comet

November 19, 2014
News
Philae detected organic molecules on the surface of comet 67P before it went into hibernation scientists have confirmed. The German-built Coasc instrument, designed to ‘sniff’ the comet’s atmosphere, picked up...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biophysics, Physics
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Philae to start drilling

November 14, 2014
News
Scientists have started drilling into comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko amid fears that the battery aboard Philae will die within the next day. The European Space Agency (ESA) uploaded commands today to tell Philae...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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We are on the comet

November 12, 2014
News
Philae has now stabilised on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after landing  not once; not twice but three times. The washing-machine-sized lander is believed to have bounced back up after its initial landing, taking...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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How to hack your home with Ri Christmas lecturer Danielle George

November 12, 2014
Insight
We catch up with this year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer Danielle George to find out what she has in store for budding young scientists, and what she’ll be doing over...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Countdown to Rosetta’s comet landing

November 7, 2014
News
The Rosetta space mission will attempt the first ever landing on the surface of a comet on 12th November 2014. This mission will be the key to furthering our understanding...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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First female Director General for CERN

November 4, 2014
News
CERN have appointed Italian physicist Dr Fabiola Gianotti as their next Director General, the first female to fill the position. Gianotti was leader of the ATLAS equipment collaboration between March...
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics
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Cooling with magnets

November 4, 2014
News
An international team of scientists have successfully used magnetic molecules to reach temperatures below 1K, becoming the first ever researchers to do so. This finding opens up the possibility of...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Thermodynamics
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Weather forecasting set to improve

October 29, 2014
News
A new £97m supercomputer could put an end to the complaints about weather forecasting accuracy. The computer – to be housed at the Met Office headquarters in Exeter and the...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Sciences, Computer Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Half as much dark matter as astronomers thought

October 15, 2014
News
The Milky Way contains half as much dark matter than previously thought according to new research which has weighed the mysterious substance. Providing the precise mass of dark matter in...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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