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Good vibrations key for superconductors

September 16, 2011
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The interaction between an electron carrying charge in a superconductor and the conductor’s lattice is sensitively linked to the size of the electron, or more specifically the electron cloud say...
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Haploid mammalian cell achieved

September 15, 2011
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For the first time, researchers have created a mammalian cell containing a single set of chromosomes in a technique which should allow them to better understand the relationship between genes...
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Impressive haul for HARPS

September 15, 2011
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Exoplanet hunter HARPS has discovered an impressive haul of more than 50 new exoplanets orbiting nearby stars, including 16 super-Earths – one orbiting at the edge of the habitable zone...
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Angry birds

September 15, 2011
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The African greater honeyguide lay their eggs in the nest of other birds, and expect the foster parents to look after their offspring. The chicks – still blind and naked...
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Brain activity clue to Alzheimer’s

September 14, 2011
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We all have a little trouble kick-starting our brains every now and again, but mild cognitive impairment could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s.
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Hibernation found to be neuroprotective

September 12, 2011
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Hibernation is an essential survival strategy for some animals, and scientists believe it might hold some promise for human survival too.
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Fungus offers insight into human cells

September 9, 2011
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A heat-loving fungus could help researchers understand structures within our own cells and a team from Germany has become the first to sequence its genome and determine the structure of...
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Amino acid time capsule

September 7, 2011
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An amino acid time capsule could help scientists link climatic records from deep sea sediments and ice cores with the response of plants and animals in the Quaternary period in...
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Tiger Stripes fuel Saturn’s torus

September 5, 2011
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The doughnut-shaped torus of water surrounding Saturn originated from Enceladus, making it the only moon in the Solar System known to influence the chemical composition of its parent planet.
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Are we really in a bubble?

September 2, 2011
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For the first time, cosmologists are attempting to test the multiverse theory – the idea that multiple alternative universes exist inside their own bubbles.
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Superconductor Etch A Sketch

August 31, 2011
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Scientists have a new toy – Etch A Sketch using superconductors.
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The science of violence

August 31, 2011
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Approximately 10% of all assaults needing treatment in A&E departments are the result of glass and bottle attacks, but little is understood about how much force is required to create...
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