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Molecular motor powered by light alone

November 23, 2018
News
Chemists have developed the first molecular motor that can be powered by just light, irrespective of temperature.Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet’s Henry Dube and student Aaron Gerwien developed the motor, or chemical carousel, which...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Energy, Nanotechnology
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Currents cross virtual outer-space in transistor air gap

November 21, 2018
News
Researchers have developed a transistor that sends electrical currents through narrow air gaps instead of through silicon.  The proof-of-concept, developed by a team at RMIT University in Australia, recreates a virtual...
Physics & Engineering
Energy, Physics
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Autumn budget good for quantum technology

November 9, 2018
News
The Government is claiming a step forward on the path to becoming a ‘quantum superpower’ with a £235 million funding boost.The money will be used to establish a new National...
Physics & Engineering
Energy
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Metallic solution to keeping cool

October 19, 2018
News
As a result of climate change, population growth, and rising expectations regarding quality of life, energy requirements for cooling processes are growing. Now a team from Germany has developed a...
Physics & Engineering
Energy, Physics, Solid State Physics
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A step towards mini accelerators for widespread use

October 15, 2018
News
UK scientists and engineers, working at CERN, have helped achieve a world first which could enable widespread use of particle accelerators in labs and hospitals around the world.In a paper...
Physics & Engineering
Energy, Particle Physics, Physics
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Getting the right exposure

September 6, 2018
Insight
Understanding the totality of environmental exposures from conception onward and what that might do to our health. That is the ambition of exposomics and it is an incredibly tough undertaking...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Food & Bev, Food and Drink, Geology, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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High energy lasers get to the core of a problem

July 31, 2018
News
Scientists have discovered fresh insights into the metallic core at the centre of our planet.The findings could aid understanding of how the Earth was formed from elements in space, some...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Geology
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Molecular ruby used as optical pressure sensor

July 20, 2018
News
Chemists have developed a molecular system capable of very precise optical pressure measurements.The team at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and at the Université de Montréal created a ‘molecular ruby’ that...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Materials Science
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Chewing the fat

July 16, 2018
Feature
Having already reached epidemic levels, the search for pharmaceutical approaches to tackle obesity has been tough – could clues lay in brown fat? Shahzad Ali takes up the case…Indeed, the...
Physics & Engineering
Energy, In Depth
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NPL offer long-term funding

July 16, 2018
News
A new programme of fellowships has been announced by The National Physical Laboratory which will invest in research over a scientists career.The NPL, the UK’s National Measurement Institute, has opened...
Physics & Engineering
Energy
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