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Astronomy conference travel is on par with Africa’s per-capita carbon footprint
Travel to astronomy meetings in 2019 resulted in the emission of 42 500 tonnes of emissions
Tetris-inspired radiation detector uses machine learning
Tetromino shapes could reduce the size and cost of detectors
Radiation-transparent RF coil designed for MR guidance of particle therapy
A radiation-transparent MRI body coil could provide the image guidance required to deliver particle therapy in combination with patient rotation
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Modified pulse tube refrigerator cuts cryogenic cooling times in half
Pressure control could save millions in cooling costs
Protecting phone screens with non-Newtonian fluids
Fluids that get runnier during impact are optimized for preventing damage to phone screens
Bilayer of ultracold atoms has just a 50 nm gap
System could be used to simulate superconducting bilayer graphene
Semiconductor substrate behaves ‘like the tail wagging the dog’, say scientists
X-ray pulses reveal surprising response in titanium dioxide substrate for fast transistors
Wigner crystal appears in bilayer graphene
First direct observations made of a lattice structure consisting solely of electrons
Schrödinger’s cat makes a better qubit in critical regime
Researchers discover that operating close to a phase transition produces optimal error suppression in so-called cat qubits
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Why we still need a CERN for climate change
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From pulsars and fast radio bursts to gravitational waves and beyond: a family quest for Maura McLaughlin and Duncan Lorimer
Astrophysicists Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin talk to Sidney Perkowitz about navigating science and academia as a married couple
Australia raises eyebrows by splashing A$1bn into US quantum-computing start-up PsiQuantum
The bold investment has been met with a mixed response
Superfluid helium: the quantum curiosity that enables huge physics experiments
Superfluid helium is used in science and technology in multi-tonne quantities and is ideal for cooling components made from superconducting materials
In real-world social networks, your enemy’s enemy is indeed your friend, say physicists
New work validates key elements of balance theory put forward nearly 80 years ago
China launches Chang’e-6 mission to return samples from the Moon’s far side
Craft is attempting to land in the northeastern side of the South Pole-Aitkin Basin
Quantum Machines’ processor-based approach for quantum control
Quantum Machines introduces the OPX1000 platform, a scaled up system with very high channel density for error-free quantum computing
Cryptic quantum-physics word search: the solution
Here are the answers to the cryptic quantum-physics word search
World’s highest observatory begins operations in Chile
The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory will study the origins of planets and galaxies
Missing gamma rays cast doubt on cosmic-ray origins
Nearby supernova appears to have produced fewer high-energy protons than expected
BREAD experiment tracks dark photons to new levels
Novel detector concept narrows constraints on where dark matter might be found
Multiphysics modelling of photonic devices with COMSOL
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Graphene at 20: why the ‘wonder material’ is finally coming good
James McKenzie explains why graphene is finally delivering on its promise
Degradation of commercial lithium-ion cells beyond 80% capacity
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Bolometer measures state of superconducting qubit
Fidelity could be further improved by using a graphene-based device
Quantum-themed escape room opens at German science museum
Game aims to teach children 10 and older about the quantum world
Laser light makes a material magnetic
Researchers demonstrate a new way to induce a relatively large magnetic moment in room-temperature materials
Search for tiny black holes puts tighter constraints on quantum gravity
IceCube looked for interactions between neutrinos and virtual black holes at the South Pole
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