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This isn’t the binary system you’re looking for…

May 8, 2018
News
Artificial intelligence is helping astronomers study the habitability of circumbinary planets – those that orbit two stars instead of just one, much like the fictional planet Tatooine in the Star...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Physics
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Creating and deleting magnets with a laser

May 1, 2018
News
An international team of scientists have found a way to write and delete magnets in an alloy using a laser beam – opening up new possibilities in the fields of...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Materials Science, Physics
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Shedding light on dark matter

April 18, 2018
News
Physicists have claimed the discovery of a new material that may be able to directly detect dark matter.The material, known as a scintillator, should be sensitive to dark matter that...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Energy, Materials Science, Physics
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Milky Way steps up in gravitational arms race

March 21, 2018
News
The apparently inevitable death of our own galaxy as it is engulfed by it’s nearest galactic neighbour _– the Andromeda galaxy – might be less inevitable than previously thought.Astronomers have...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Some like it hot

March 16, 2018
Feature
The problem of ‘hot electrons’ mean that photovoltaic cells only harvest part of the sunlight they receive. if we could harvest this excess energy, we could double the efficiency of...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Energy, Engineering, In Depth, Physics
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The legacy of Hawking radiation

March 14, 2018
Feature
Perhaps the most powerful legacy of Stephen Hawking was the inspiration he gave to others – but his science on black holes will endure...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, In Depth, Physics
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Henry Royce Institute promises collaborative approach

January 10, 2018
News
Construction work has begun on the Manchester hub for the Henry Royce National Institute, the national body promoting research and applications in advanced materials.Based on The University of Manchester’s campus,...
Physics & Engineering
Energy, Physics, Policy
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Quantum computers need tip-top error corrections

January 10, 2018
News
A team of quantum physicists have shown that large-scale quantum computers can be built with technology currently available, when combined with error-correction techniques.The study, carried out by an international team...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Exploring the void

December 20, 2017
Insight
With the universe in constant motion, making reliable astrophysical observations can be tricky – especially as we appear to be in something of a cosmic void. Benjamin Hoscheit explains…In my...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Interviews, Physics
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Early comet detected

December 14, 2017
News
Astronomers have identified a comet 1.5 billion miles from the Sun – a feat never achieved before – using the Hubble telescope.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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