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Surviving an Atomic Bomb

A recent study published in the Physics of Fluids journal has examined the possibility of surviving a nuclear explosion with a 750-kiloton warhead, typically used

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Glass and DNA material stronger than steel.

A new material made of DNA and flawless nanoglass is lighter and stronger than steel, according to researchers at the University of Connecticut. Combining strength

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First Experimental Observation of Quantum Tunneling

In the quantum world, atoms can overcome impenetrable barriers through a phenomenon known as the quantum mechanical tunnel effect. For the first time, this effect

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Boosting Hydrogen Electrolysis with Sound Waves

Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new method to produce green hydrogen using sound waves. Hydrogen is produced by splitting water

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Surprising Energy Surplus in Fusion Plasma

Physicists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have published a study in Nature Physics that examines the laser-induced nuclear fusion process. The researchers found

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Quantum Communication: Contacting Aliens

New calculations reveal that quantum communication via X-ray radiation enables contact with extraterrestrial life over hundreds of thousands of light-years. Scientists from the University of

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Creating First Bose-Einstein Condensate from Quasiparticles

Physicists in Tokyo have achieved a major breakthrough by creating a Bose-Einstein condensate from quasiparticles for the first time. In this exotic state of matter,

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Record-breaking optical chip transfers data

A new optical chip has been developed by scientists at Chalmers University of Technology and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) that can transfer data

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New Energy Record with Nuclear Fusion

The Joint European Torus (JET) fusion reactor has set a new energy record, providing crucial data for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) currently being

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China creates record magnetic field

A new optical chip has been developed by scientists at Chalmers University of Technology and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) that can transfer data