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Coupling single atoms to form quantum states

May 30, 2013
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...

Quantum carotenoids shine light on photosynthesis

May 25, 2013
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...

Young galaxy is surprisingly efficient star-factory

May 13, 2013
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...

Primordial soup secret revealed

May 10, 2013
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...

Ring rain influences Saturn’s atmosphere

May 8, 2013
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...

A scaled-up solar system

April 17, 2013
A team of astrophysicists have made the most detailed examination yet of the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like planet beyond our solar system. High-resolution imaging spectrograpy with the Keck ii 10-metre...

Gravity affects sex in plants

April 12, 2013
Changes in gravity affect reproduction in plants, reveals a University of Montreal study. Their findings, published in PLOS ONE, offer new insight into how life evolved on Earth.Gravity was found...

World’s saltiest pond suggests water on Mars

March 25, 2013
A team of geologists led by Brown University have discovered the secrets of a pond in Antarctica with the world’s highest salt content. Their findings, published in Scientific Reports, suggest...

Curiosity finds conditions once suited to life on Mars

March 13, 2013
An ancient network of rivers on Mars could once have supported life according to the latest findings from NASA’s Curiosity rover.Scientists have identified clay materials in the powder the rover...

Shedding light on solar flares

March 13, 2013
Astrophysicists at the University of Glasgow are investigating auroras to better understand the mechanism behind energy transport in solar flares.Researchers from the University’s School of Physics and Astronomy suggest, in...

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