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LignoSat will test the possibilities of building wooden human habitats in space The post Timber! Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite into space appeared first on Physics World .

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Different neutron states could explain why different experiments produce different figures for how long neutrons survive before decaying The post Physicists propose new solution to the neutron ...

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Join the audience for a live webinar on 27 November 2024 sponsored by IOP Publishing's ebooks The post Women and physics: navigating history, careers, and the path forward appeared first on Ph...

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CLAIRE MALONE looks at the ups and downs of using AI to communicate science The post Why AI is a force for good in science communication appeared first on Physics World .

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MARTIN SOLTAU explains why beaming sunlight to Earth as microwaves could help solve our energy needs The post Space-based solar power: ‘We have nothing to lose and everything to gain’ appe...

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Interactions between these as-yet hypothetical particles and neutron stars' strong magnetic field would produce photons that radio telescopes can detect The post Axion clouds around neutron sta...

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About 200,000 monkeys could type out “I chimp, therefore I am” before the universe ends, however The post Universe’s lifespan too short for monkeys to type out Shakespeare’s works, find...

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Flatter nanocrystals are unexpectedly good at getting ligands to attach to them, which could have applications in electronics and biomedical science The post Nanocrystal shape affects molecular...

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Binary nature of Gliese 229 B explains its lacklustre brightness The post Mysterious brown dwarf is two objects, not one appeared first on Physics World .

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VITTORIO AITA explains an unusual side project that kept him on track during the last months of his PhD The post A PhD in cups of espresso: how logging my coffee consumption helped me write my ...

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This podcast is sponsored by MIT Sloan School of Management The post Peter Hirst: MIT Sloan Executive Education develops leadership skills in STEM employees appeared first on Physics World .

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Experiments on tracking firebrands could improve predictions of spot-fire risks The post Bursts of embers play outsized role in wildfire spread, say physicists appeared first on Physics World ...

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Opportunities in quantum science and technology a high priority for China’s high-energy physicists The post IHEP-SDU in search of ‘quantum advantage’ to open new frontiers in high-energy ...

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Integrated optical phased array uses a tightly focused beam of light to trap and manipulate biological particles The post Chip-based optical tweezers manipulate microparticles and cells from a ...

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MATIN DURRANI is pleased that the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics brings AI under physicists' wing The post AI enters the fold with the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics: appeared first on Physics Wor...

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Hybrid approach focuses on short-range-correlated nucleon pairs The post Two distinct descriptions of nuclei unified for the first time appeared first on Physics World .

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JAMES DACEY reviews Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life by Ferris Jabr The post Reanimating the ‘living Earth’ concept for a more cynical world appeared first on Physics World .

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Cooper carried out research into superconductivity and neuroscience The post Superconductivity theorist Leon Cooper dies aged 94 appeared first on Physics World .

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As ISIS – the UK’s muon and neutron source – turns 40, ROSIE DE LAUNE and colleagues from ISIS explore the past, present and future of neutron scattering The post From buckyballs to biolo...

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Modified MINFLUX approach could be used to study biological processes inside cells The post Optical technique measures intramolecular distances with angstrom precision appeared first on Physic...

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Researchers in Switzerland have integrated online daily adaptation into the clinical proton therapy workflow The post Daily adaptive proton therapy employed in the clinic for the first time ap...

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A technique that combines super-resolution microscopy with advanced computational analysis could identify early signs of Parkinson’s disease The post Imaging method could detect Parkinson’s...

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Quantum scientist RAGHAVENDRA SRINIVAS thinks young researchers shouldn’t be afraid to ask questions The post Ask me anything: Raghavendra Srinivas – ‘Experimental physics is never boring...

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Exploring a career in physics, systems engineering and advising the UK's Department for Business and Trade The post Julia Sutcliffe: chief scientific adviser explains why policymaking must be u...

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New graphene-biopolymer material extracts gold ions 10 times more efficiently than other adsorbents The post Eco-friendly graphene composite recovers gold from e-waste appeared first on Physic...

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Detection of antideuterons and antihelium could help hone dark-matter models The post Cosmic antimatter could be created by annihilating WIMPs appeared first on Physics World .

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The telescopes will be used to send and receive infrared laser beams between the three satellites in space The post First look at prototype telescope for the LISA gravitational-wave mission ap...

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Experimental observations at the Swiss Light Source could advance the development of energy-efficient memory devices based on "orbitronics" The post Orbital angular momentum monopoles appear in...

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Join the audience for a live webinar on 4 December 2024 sponsored by Gamry Instruments, Inc., BioLogic, Scribner and Metrohm Autolab, in partnership with The Electrochemical Society The post On...

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Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger states increase measurement frequency The post Multi-qubit entangled states boost atomic clock and sensor performance appeared first on Physics World .

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Science-fiction fans in the Physics World team have a clear favourite from 36 years of articles The post Gems from the Physics World archive: Isaac Asimov appeared first on Physics Wo...

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Join the audience for a live webinar on 7 November 2024 sponsored by IOP Publishing's journal, Plasma Science and Technologies The post Negative triangularity tokamaks: a power plant plasma sol...

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TULIKA BOSE, PHILIP BURROWS and TARA SHEARS discuss proposals for the next big particle collider The post How a next-generation particle collider could unravel the mysteries of the Higgs boson ...

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Experiment could involve sending tiny diamonds through interferometers The post Objects with embedded spins could test whether quantum measurement affects gravity appeared first on Physics Wor...

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Learn how the science of crowd movements can help shepherds and urban designers The post Flocking together: the physics of sheep herding and pedestrian flows appeared first on Physics World .

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ROBERT P CREASE discusses a puzzle that goes to the heart of science and philosophy The post Confused by the twin paradox? Maybe philosophy can help appeared first on Physics World .

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New immersive reality method could also inform policymakers and urban planners about risks, say researchers The post Physics-based model helps pedestrians and cyclists avoid city pollution app...

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Applied voltage adjusts intensity at twin focal points The post Liquid-crystal bifocal lens excels at polarization and edge imaging appeared first on Physics World .

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Proposed experiment could demonstrate absorption and emission of individual gravitons The post Century-old photoelectric effect inspires a new search for quantum gravity appeared first on Phys...

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Katherine Skipper visits the Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge to catch a quantum light source that’s touring Europe for the International Year of Quantum The post Passing the torch: The “Q...

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This podcast is sponsored by LIV.INNO, the Liverpool Centre for Doctoral Training for Innovation in Data-Intensive Science The post Data-intensive PhDs at LIV.INNO prepare students for careers ...

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Join the audience for a live webinar on 13 November 2024 sponsored by BioLogic and Bruker, in partnership with The Electrochemical Society The post Operando NMR methods for redox flow batteries...

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Yet some see little change in the selection of Fermi Forward Discovery Group The post US Department of Energy announces new Fermilab contractor appeared first on Physics World .

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Electric fields near Earth’s surface are stronger than expected The post Mountaintop observations of gamma-ray glow could shed light on origins of lightning appeared first on Physics World .

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New work resolves a longstanding debate and could aid the development of new cutting tools The post Spiders use physics, not chemistry, to cut silk in their webs appeared first on Physics Worl...

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KATE GARDNER reviews the novel Orbital by Samantha Harvey The post Around the world in 16 orbits: a day in the life of the International Space Station appeared first on Physics World .

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Friend won for his work on the fundamental electronic properties of molecular semiconductors and in their engineering development The post Semiconductor pioneer Richard Friend bags 2024 Isaac N...

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Lab-based experiment shows how centimetre-sized objects are accelerated The post ‘Mock asteroids’ deflected by X-rays in study that could help us protect Earth appeared first on Physics Wo...

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Join the audience for a live webinar on 16 December 2024 sponsored by LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen The post Patient-specific quality assurance (PSQA) based on independent 3D dose calculation a...

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Sensitivity of vanadium-oxide-based device breaks previous record by more than an order of magnitude The post Quantum material detects tiny mechanical strains appeared first on Physics World .

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Surgical stitches that generate electrical charge speed up the healing of muscle wounds in rats The post Electrical sutures accelerate wound healing appeared first on Physics World .

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More than 90 papers from China have been recognized with a top-cited paper award for 2024 from IOP Publishing The post Top-cited authors from China discuss the importance of citation metrics ...

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Daily MR imaging could enable treatment adaptation to glioblastoma growth or shrinkage during radiotherapy The post MRI-linac keeps track of brain tumour changes during radiotherapy appeared f...

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JPhys Materials explore some of the key magnetic imaging technologies for the upcoming decade The post Unlocking the future of materials science with magnetic microscopy appeared first on Phys...

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Our podcast guest is Anil Ananthaswamy, author of Why Machines Learn The post Deep connections: why two AI pioneers won the Nobel Prize for Physics appeared first on Physics World .

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New non-contact atomic force microscopy images shed more light on the "enigmatic insulator" aluminium oxide The post Aluminium oxide reveals its surface secrets appeared first on Physics World...

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Decay rate of exotic hadron suggests it comprises five quarks The post Enigmatic particle might be a molecular pentaquark appeared first on Physics World .

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Protein designer is also honoured in this year’s award The post Pioneers of AI-based protein-structure prediction share 2024 chemistry Nobel prize appeared first on Physics World .

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Volcanic hairs and tears reveal a wealth of information about what lies within lava The post Pele’s hair-raising physics: glassy gifts from a volcano goddess appeared first on Physics World ...

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Duo win for their work on machine learning The post John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton share the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics appeared first on Physics World .

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TUSHNA COMMISSARIAT recounts a fascinating chat with Roger Penrose The post Roger Penrose: the Nobel laureate with a preference for transparencies over slideshows appeared first on Physics Wor...

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Chatting with Frank Wilczek and Albert Fert The post Laureates on film: Nobel winners who have graced our silver screen appeared first on Physics World .

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A tongue-in-cheek e-mail exchange with 1973 Nobel Prize winner Brian Josephson shows that for some laureates, scientific rigour extends to ordinary life, too The post How to rotate your mattres...

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Hera will perform a close-up examination of a 2022 impact on Dimorphos by NASA's DART mission The post European Space Agency launches Hera mission to investigate asteroid ‘crash-scene’ app...

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We are expecting a prize in condensed-matter physics in 2024 The post Use our infographic to predict this year’s Nobel prize winners appeared first on Physics World .

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Real-time analysis can drive improvements that benefit manufacturers as well as the environment, says KALLE BLOMBERG The post To boost battery recycling, keep a close eye on the data appeared ...

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JAMES MCKENZIE looks at some of the unexpected spin-offs from big science The post Fusion, the Web and electric planes: how spin-offs from big science are transforming the world appeared first...

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A heart-on-a-chip platform sent to the International Space Station reveals how 30 days in space alters heart muscle cells The post Heart-on-a-chip reveals impact of spaceflight on cardiac healt...

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The movement of preschool children results in two distinct phases, find study The post Study finds preschool children form ‘social droplets’ when moving around the classroom appeared first...

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Researchers have grown a uniform two-dimensional layer of silk protein fragments on a van der Waals substrate for the first time The post Silk-on-graphene films line up for next-generation bioe...

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Particle physicist JUAN PEDRO OCHOA-RICOUX talks about how the next generation of neutrino experiments will test the boundaries of the Standard Model The post ‘Sometimes nature will surprise ...

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Interventions to integrate young female physicists into established networks could help tackle under-representation The post Gender gap in physics entrenched by biased collaboration networks, s...

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Physics World editors gaze into their crystal ball and reminisce about past Nobel winners The post Nobel predictions and humorous encounters with physics laureates appeared first on Physics Wo...

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The magical day Bertram Brockhouse won his prize The post Celebrating with a new Nobel laureate in Canada’s ‘Steeltown’ appeared first on Physics World .

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Device might be employed in applications such as autonomous vehicles, drones and surveillance systems The post Camera takes inspiration from cats’ eyes to improve imaging performance appeare...

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MATIN DURRANI winces at the time he met Nobel laureate Robert Laughlin The post Robert Laughlin: the Nobel interview that became an impromptu press conference appeared first on Physics World .

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MATIN DURRANI recounts a one-sided interview with Steven Weinberg The post Steven Weinberg: the Nobel laureate who liked nuts appeared first on Physics World .

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The event was attended by 38 national delegations as well as Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium The post CERN celebrates 70 years at the helm of particle physics in lavish ceremony ...

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VICTORIA ATKINSON reviews Inside the Stargazer’s Palace by Violet Moller The post Rambling tour of Europe explores the backstory of the Scientific Revolution appeared first on Physics World ...

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New device could not only be the best time-keeper ever, it could also revolutionize fundamental physics studies The post Nuclear clock ticks ever closer appeared first on Physics World .

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New result backs up an important theory prediction concerning this exotic state of matter The post Fluctuations suppress condensation in 1D photon gas  appeared first on Physics World .

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Nano Futures explores the cutting-edge science and technology driving the development of next-generation printable sensors The post Enabling the future: printable sensors for a sustainable, int...

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The Zel'dovich effect is observed in an electromagnetic system for the first time The post Rotating cylinder amplifies electromagnetic fields appeared first on Physics World .

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Carbon fibre-based electrodes are key to success The post Structural battery is world’s strongest, say researchers appeared first on Physics World .

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The phase diagram of this new material contains a "centre of liquidity" The post Nickel langbeinite might be a new quantum spin liquid candidate appeared first on Physics World .

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Inexpensive metasurface could revolutionize the capabilities of conventional imaging systems The post Metasurface-enhanced camera performs hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging appeared first...

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Researchers have looked at how tea scum breaks apart when stirred The post Physicists reveal the mechanics of tea scum appeared first on Physics World .

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New cooling technique could help reveal physics beyond the Standard Model The post Positronium gas is laser-cooled to one degree above absolute zero appeared first on Physics World .

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Physicist FATIMA GUNNING explains how mentorship has helped her grow as a researcher and teacher The post Ask me anything: Fatima Gunning – ‘Thinking outside the box is a winner when it com...

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The authors believe the finding indicates a decline in scientific productivity The post Knowledge grows step-by-step despite the exponential growth of papers, finds study appeared first on Phy...

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A cell-based biocomputer can identify prime numbers, recognize vowels and answer mathematical questions The post Genetically engineered bacteria solve computational problems appeared first on ...

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Physics sheds a new insight on the behaviour of sheep flocks, helping with new tips on shepherding The post Field work – the physics of sheep, from phase transitions to collective motion app...

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Devices will be important for applications in quantum sensing and computing, biology, underwater communications and display technologies The post New on-chip laser fills long sought-after green...

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Encoding an image into the quantum correlations of photon pairs makes it invisible to conventional imaging techniques The post Researchers exploit quantum entanglement to create hidden images ...

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Scientists make first ever measurements of a planet-wide field that could be as fundamental as gravity and magnetic fields The post Ambipolar electric field helps shape Earth’s ionosphere ap...

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The technique could be used to observe a wide range of deep-seated biological structures and activity The post Light-absorbing dye turns skin of a live mouse transparent appeared first on Phys...

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Unhelpful or rude feedback can shake the confidence of early career researchers The post Science thrives on constructive and respectful peer review appeared first on Physics World .

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New mathematical framework could allow for more accurate climate models The post Convection enhances heat transport in sea ice appeared first on Physics World .

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New insights into hidden atomic ordering could help in the development of more robust alloys The post Short-range order always appears in new type of alloy appeared first on Physics World .

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PETE VUKUSIC says that students' positive experiences matter profoundly The post We should treat our students the same way we would want our own children to be treated appeared first on Physic...

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Quantum professionals describe the emerging industry, and the skills required to thrive The post Working in quantum tech: where are the opportunities for success? appeared first on Physics Wor...

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Superconducting quantum bits release their energy into their environment as photons The post Thermal dissipation decoheres qubits appeared first on Physics World .

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Everesting involves a cyclist riding up and down a given hill multiple times until the ascent totals the elevation of Mount Everest – or 8848 m The post The physics of cycling’s ‘Everesti...

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Novel device contains a pneumatic logic circuit made from 21 microfluidic valves The post Air-powered computers make a comeback appeared first on Physics World .

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The 2024 UK Quantum Hackathon set new standards for engagement and collaboration The post Quantum hackathon makes new connections appeared first on Physics World .

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Join the audience for a live webinar on 6 November 2024 sponsored by TA Instruments – Waters in partnership with The Electrochemical Society The post Rheo-electric measurements to predict bat...

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HORIBA explores how colocalized AFM-Raman enables dual structural and chemical analysis in a single scan, offering deeper insights across diverse applications The post Simultaneous structural a...

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Two medical physicists talk about the future of treatment and diagnostic technologies The post Diagnosing and treating disease: how physicists keep you safe during healthcare procedures appear...

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