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Study reveals the properties of astatine, the rarest element on Earth

Researchers at CERN’s ISOLDE facility have successfully measured the electron affinity of astatine, the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth. For the first time, scientists using CERN’s ISOLDE nuclear-physics facility have measured the electron affinity of the chemical element astatine,...
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Scientists increase our control of solar power by harvesting hot electron holes

A new study conducted by Upsala University, Sweden, has demonstrated ‘outstanding success’ in harvesting hot electron holes, potentially revolutionising solar cells, photochemical reactions, and photosensors. Some metallic nanoparticles can absorb light and generate both positive and negative electrical charges. If...
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ArgonCube – Lego for the world of cryogenic neutrino detectors

Physicists from the University of Bern have developed a novel approach to large neutrino detectors based on liquid argon. In the zoo of elementary particles, neutrinos are somewhat special. Before a neutrino manifests itself in an interaction it may, on...
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New findings on spinel oxides may improve hydrogen extraction

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have identified the parameters that determine the efficiency of spinel oxides, a low-cost catalyst that aids the extraction of hydrogen from water. Spinel oxides can improve the productivity of electrolysis and address the energy...
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New material can mix matter with light

A team of researchers at Freie Universität Berlin, Universität Hamburg, and Universidade Federaldo Ceará have developed a new material, demonstrating that they can mix matter with light. The newly developed material shows the strongest coupling to light reported so far....
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Quantum negativity could help revolutionise measuring technologies

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, Harvard, and MIT have demonstrated that a physical property called ‘quantum negativity’ can allow particles to carry an unlimited amount of information about the matter that they interact with. As published in Nature Communications,...
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Inspirational Women in STEM: gender equality in physics

Part one of Innovation News Network’s Inspirational Women in STEM series discusses Dr Laura Harkness-Brennan's experience as a female physicist, addressing gender equality in physics. Dr Laura Harkness-Brennan, a reader in nuclear physics at the University of Liverpool, is an...
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ARCHIVER – the future of scientific data storage in Europe

Dr Matthew Addis, Co-founder and CTO of Arkivum, discusses their most recent Horizon 2020 project, ARCHIVER, and its role securing and protecting valuable scientific data. Last month a multinational scientific buyer group led by CERN – home of the Large...
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EU project aims to develop new types of sustainable energy storage

The EU funded BIG-MAP project aims to significantly shorten the time it takes to develop new types of batteries, with a focus of sustainable energy storage. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Ulm University are working to develop sustainable...
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Scientists create a new biodegradable glue from synthetic spider silk

An innovative research team, based at the University of Manchester, have successfully created a biodegradable glue from synthetic spider silk. In a recent paper published in the journal Materials Today Bio, the Manchester-based team outline how their homemade synthetic spider...
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