Radiocarbon dating, invented in the late 1940s and improved ever since to provide more precise measurements, is the standard method for determining the dates of artifacts in archaeology and other disciplines.
“If it’s organic and old – up to…
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First-time direct proof of chemical reactions in particulates
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed a new method to analyse particulate matter more precisely than ever before.
With its help, they disproved an established doctrine: that molecules in aerosols undergo no further chemical…
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Nanostructured rubber-like material could replace human tissue
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique set of properties, which could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures.
The material has the potential to make a…
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Breakthrough made towards building the world’s most powerful particle accelerator
The MICE muon beam-line at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) ISIS Neutron and Muon Beam facility on the Harwell Campus in the UK.
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MICE collaborationAn international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has for the…
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Radar and ice could help detect an elusive subatomic particle
One of the greatest mysteries in astrophysics these days is a tiny subatomic particle called a neutrino, so small that it passes through matter – the atmosphere, our bodies, the very Earth – without detection.
Physicists around the world have…
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Discovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation
Billions of lightyears away, gigantic clouds of hydrogen gas produce a special kind of radiation, a type of ultraviolet light known as Lyman-alpha emissions.
The enormous clouds emitting the light are Lyman-alpha blobs (LABs). LABs are several…
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‘Strange’ glimpse into neutron stars and symmetry violation
New results from precision particle detectors at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) offer a fresh glimpse of the particle interactions that take place in the cores of neutron stars and give nuclear physicists a new way to search for…
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Seismic imaging technology could deliver finely detailed images of the human brain
Scientists have developed a new computational technique that could lead to fast, finely detailed brain imaging with a compact device that uses only sound waves.
The Imperial College London and UCL researchers say their proof-of-concept study,…
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A small step for atoms, a giant leap for microelectronics
Step by step, scientists are figuring out new ways to extend Moore’s Law. The latest reveals a path toward integrated circuits with two-dimensional transistors.
A Rice University scientist and his collaborators in Taiwan and China reported…
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Scientists shed light on mystery of dark matter
Scientists have identified a sub-atomic particle that could have formed the “dark matter” in the Universe during the Big Bang.
Up to 80% of the Universe could be dark matter, but despite many decades of study, its physical origin has remained…
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