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Physics

Frozen light

Theoretical study proposes a new way of stopping light

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Physics

Creative turbulence

Stimulating random fluctuations may increase energy production in nuclear fusion reactors

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GEOLOGY

China and Brazil may once have been neighbors

Graphite-rich rocks suggest that areas of both countries, as well as Africa, were joined together nearly 2 billion years ago

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PHYSICS

The effects of quantum turbulence

Disturbing a cloud of cold rubidium atoms produces a wave phenomenon similar to light

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Geology

Receding seas on Trindade intrigue researchers

The Atlantic has receded by 3 meters over the last 6,000 years on the shores of Brazil’s eastern-most island

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ASTROPHYSICS

A meteorite in Serra Pelada

Fragments of one of the largest asteroids in the solar system recovered by researchers in Amazonia

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PHYSICS

Spinning Sound

Acoustic atomic vibrations in solid materials may result in spin, one of the most fundamental properties of quantum physics

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PHYSICS

Creative turbulence

Stimulating random fluctuations may increase energy production in nuclear fusion reactors

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PHYSICS

Frozen light

Theoretical study proposes a new way of stopping light

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PHYSICS

A novel filter

Intercommunicating pores in graphene oxide membranes help separate water from alcohol

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INTERVIEW

William Bialek: Between the living and the inanimate

Princeton researcher discusses the challenges of applying a quantitative approach to biological systems

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PHYSICS

The effects of quantum turbulence

Disturbing a cloud of cold rubidium atoms produces a wave phenomenon similar to light

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GEOLOGY

China and Brazil may once have been neighbors

Graphite-rich rocks suggest that areas of China and Brazil were joined together

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PHYSICS

The origin of cosmic rays

Ultra-high-energy particles come from outside the Milky Way

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