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Coupling single atoms to form quantum states

May 30, 2013
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Scientists at the London Centre for Nanotechnology have coupled single atoms to form quantum states by introducing individual silicon atom ‘defects’ using a scanning tunneling microscope.The study, which is published...
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics
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Quantum carotenoids shine light on photosynthesis

May 25, 2013
News
The mechanism by which carotenoids help chlorophyll turn light into chemical energy has been uncovered by researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Toronto.Carotenoids, the pigments that give carrots their...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Botany, Physics, Quantum Physics
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Hunter-gatherers had a taste for fish

May 20, 2013
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The first study to directly address the often posed question, “why did humans make pots?” reveals that the earliest use of ceramic vessels was for cooking fish.Researchers carried out the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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3D printed shapes mimic living tissue

May 15, 2013
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A custom-built programmable 3D printer that can print materials with the properties of living tissues has been developed by Oxford University researchers.The new type of printed material consists of thousands...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Cell Biology
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Young galaxy is surprisingly efficient star-factory

May 13, 2013
News
Astronomers have discovered an extremely distant galaxy that has one of the largest star-formation rates they have ever seen.The new galaxy, called HFLS3, looks like a faint red smudge in...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Primordial soup secret revealed

May 10, 2013
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Scientists may have cracked a common conundrum about how objects from space could have kindled life on Earth.The study, led by Leeds University, revealed how a chemical, similar to one...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemistry, Physics
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Ring rain influences Saturn’s atmosphere

May 8, 2013
News
Saturn’s atmosphere is home to more charged water particle “rain” than previously thought suggests a study led by the University of Leicester.Their findings reveal that this rain influences the composition...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physics
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Sensing an invisible hand

May 6, 2013
News
The ability to recognise your own body is more complicated than you think, suggest Swedish scientists who have demonstrated that is possible to evoke the illusion of having a phantom...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Mathematicians solve a foamy problem

May 5, 2013
News
Two researchers from University of California Berkeley have now described mathematically the successive stages in the complex life of foamy bubbles – with implications as diverse as plastics and cell...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Computer Science
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Frog-like robots to assist surgery

May 3, 2013
News
A tiny robot inspired by the feet of tree-frogs is being built at the University of Leeds. The device may one day allow surgeons to better visualise key-hole surgery.The robot...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Medical Diagnostics
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Turning cellulose into starch for new food source

May 1, 2013
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A potential food source can be created from plants not traditionally thought of as food crops suggests a team at Virginia Tech who have succeeded in transforming cellulose into starch.This...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Food & Beverage
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Air-breathing batteries powered by the people

April 22, 2013
News
Researchers in Poland have created air-breathing biobatteries that may be used to power pacemakers, hearing aids and other body implants in the future.The team at the Institute of Physical Chemistry...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology
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