Science

New optical chip lights up the race for quantum computer

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This is the silicon based quantum optics lab-on-a-chip.

Newly Discovered World Is Most Like Jupiter

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Discovery image of 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager taken in the near-infrared light on December 18, 2014....

NASA's Hubble Finds Supernovae in 'Wrong Place at Wrong Time'

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These Hubble Space Telescope images show elliptical galaxies with dark, wispy dust lanes, the...

Discovery in growing graphene nanoribbons could enable faster, more efficient electronics

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Progressively zoomed-in images of graphene nanoribbons grown on germanium. The ribbons automatically align perpendicularly and naturally...

Scientists Apply Semi-Conductive, Magnetic Photocatalysts to Purify Wastewater

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Conformal transfer of graphene for reproducible device fabrication

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Reliable wafer scale production of graphene devices.

Perseid meteors to light up summer skies

The evening of Wednesday 12 August into the morning of Thursday 13 August sees the annual maximum of the Perseid meteor shower. This year, a new moon makes prospects for watching this natural firework display particularly good.

Charge density and optical properties of multicomponent crystals

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APIs in the design of multi-component functional solids are shown.