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New evidence that asteroid caused dinosaur demise

March 11, 2013
News
In an attempt to discover what wiped out the dinosaurs, researchers have now determined the most precise dates yet for dinosaur extinction and for the well-known impact that occurred around...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Weighing the most distant black holes

February 27, 2013
News
A new technique that can measure the mass of supermassive black holes may revolutionise our understanding of their formation and how they help to shape galaxies. The method involves detecting...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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One step closer to teleportation

February 18, 2013
News
Once dismissed by Einstein as “spooky action at a distance,” new research suggests that quantum entanglement may hold the key to eventual teleportation. Researchers from Cambridge University, University College London...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Theoretical Physics
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One in six stars has Earth-sized planet

February 4, 2013
News
A new analysis of Kepler spacecraft data has revealed that about 17% of stars have an Earth-sized planet in an orbit closer than Mercury. This means (since the Milky Way...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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New state of matter produced by LHC

January 21, 2013
News
Collisions between protons and lead ions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) may have produced a new type of matter known as colour-glass condensate.When particle beams interact at high speeds,...
Physics & Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics, Physics
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Galaxy cluster ‘dark core’ not so dark after all

January 18, 2013
News
When NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed an overabundance of dark matter in the core of the merging dark galaxy cluster Abell 520 earlier this year, astronomers were surprised. However, new...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Dance of quantum twisters

January 11, 2013
News
A quantum fluid trapped on top of a semiconductor chip can be used to measure movements remarkably precisely. Tornado-like vortexes can be produced in fluids which are controlled by quantum...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Ultra-hot test rig for Space-Age ceramics

January 7, 2013
News
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed the first testing facility that enables CT-scanning of ceramic composites under controlled loads at ultrahigh temperatures in real time.Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source (ALS)...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Nearby ‘super-Earth’ may support life

December 17, 2012
News
An international team of astronomers have discovered an alien planet, believed to have a similar climate to Earth, which might be able to support life. The planet is located a...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physics
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Water ice discovered on Mercury

December 6, 2012
News
Water ice has been discovered on Mercury, despite it being the nearest planet to the Sun, often reaching a blistering 800 degrees Fahrenheit at its surface.This discovery may seem surprising,...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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