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Promising discovery could lead to a better cheaper solar cell

Promising discovery could lead to a better, cheaper solar cell

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McGill University researchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites, one of the world's most promising materials in the quest to...
Astronomers catch wind rushing out of galaxy

Astronomers catch wind rushing out of galaxy

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Exploring the influence of galactic winds from a distant galaxy called Makani, UC San Diego's Alison Coil, Rhodes College's David Rupke and a group...
Researchers create quantum chip 1000 times smaller than current setups

Researchers create quantum chip 1,000 times smaller than current setups

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Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a quantum communication chip that is 1,000 times smaller than current quantum setups, but...
Discovery of cellular bike couriers clue to disease spreading

Discovery of ‘cellular bike couriers’ clue to disease spreading

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A previously unknown component of our cells that delivers proteins like a bike courier in heavy traffic could shed light on the mechanisms that...
Malaria pathogen under the X ray microscope

Malaria pathogen under the X-ray microscope

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Malaria is one of the most threatening infectious diseases in the world. An international team has now been able to investigate malaria pathogens in...
Huge clawed predatory dinosaur discovery in Victoria

Huge-clawed predatory dinosaur discovery in Victoria

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Swinburne and Museums Victoria have announced the discovery of several theropod bones, including a 20 centimeter long hand claw, from the Otway Coast of...
Insect decline more extensive than suspected

Insect decline more extensive than suspected

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Compared to a decade ago, today the number of insect species in many areas has decreased by about one-third. This is the result of...
Two million year old ice provides snapshot of Earths greenhouse gas history

Two million-year-old ice provides snapshot of Earth’s greenhouse gas history

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Two million-year old ice from Antarctica recently uncovered by a team of researchers provides a clearer picture into the connections between greenhouse gases and...
To survive in the human gut bacteria need genetic passcode

To survive in the human gut, bacteria need genetic ‘passcode’

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Humans' guts are a dangerous place. Bacteria living in people's intestines pump out toxins to deter microbial intruders. But each person's gut comes with its...
Carbon bomb Study says climate impact from loss of intact tropical forests grossly underreported

Carbon bomb: Study says climate impact from loss of intact tropical forests grossly underreported

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A new study in the journal Science Advances says that carbon impacts from the loss of intact tropical forests has been grossly underreported. The study calculates new...
Twisted physics Magic angle graphene produces switchable patterns of superconductivity

Twisted physics: Magic angle graphene produces switchable patterns of superconductivity

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Last year, scientists demonstrated that twisted bilayer graphene—a material made of two atom-thin sheets of carbon with a slight twist—can exhibit alternating superconducting and insulating...