It has been estimated that in 2040 a quarter of the world’s children will live in regions where clean and drinkable water is lacking.
The desalination of seawater and the purification of wastewater are two possible methods to alleviate this, and…
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In search of the Z boson
At the Japanese High-energy Accelerator Research Organization, KEK, in Tsukuba, about 50 kilometers north of Tokyo, the Belle II experiment has been in operation for about one year now.
An international team of researchers also from Karlsruhe…
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an astronaut’s kit for future space exploration?
One of the major challenges related to space exploration is the development of production technologies capable of exploiting the few resources available in extra-terrestrial environment.
Laser 3D printing of lunar dust may be the answer to such…
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Where did the antimatter go? Neutrinos shed promising new light
We live in a world of matter – because matter overtook antimatter, though they were both created in equal amounts by the Big Bang when our universe began.
As featured on the cover of Nature on 16 April 2020, neutrinos and the associated…
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New protocol identifies fascinating quantum states
Nowadays, modern quantum simulators offer a wide range of possibilities to prepare and investigate complex quantum states.
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They are realized with ultracold atoms in optical lattices, Rydberg atoms, trapped ions or superconducting…
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Looking for dark matter
Dark matter, which cannot be physically observed with ordinary instruments, is thought to account for well over half the matter in the Universe, but its properties are still mysterious.
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One commonly held theory states that it…
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Origins of Earth’s magnetic field remain a mystery
Microscopic minerals excavated from an ancient outcrop of Jack Hills, in Western Australia, have been the subject of intense geological study, as they seem to bear traces of the Earth’s magnetic field reaching as far back as 4.2 billion years…
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A step ahead in the race toward ultrafast imaging of single particles
Using a combination of experimental and computational data, researchers discover paths to optimize pulses from highly intense X-ray beams.
Scientists have long pursued the ability to see the structure of a single, free-form molecule at atomic…
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Belle II yields first results in search of the Z’ boson
The Belle II experiment has been collecting data from physical measurements for about one year now.
After several years of rebuilding work, both the SuperKEKB electron-positron accelerator and the Belle II detector have been improved compared with…
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Innovative Technologies for Satellites
Some satellites are only slightly larger than a milk carton.
This type of construction is now to be given a further simplified architecture and thus become even lighter and more cost-effective: This is the goal of the teams of Professors Sergio…
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