Physics
Physics
A quantum computer for private use
The Cleveland Clinic in the USA will be IBM's first private customer to own a quantum computer
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Physics
Shedding light on antimatter
For the first time, researchers have managed to cool antimatter atoms using lasers
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Astrophysics
A planet with a renewed atmosphere
Data obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope suggest that an exoplanet (GJ 1132 b) was able to develop a new atmosphere after its original was lost
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Award
Responsibility and diplomacy in science
Two Brazilians—physicist Ricardo Galvão and climatologist Carlos Nobre—were honored on February 10 at the annual meeting of the AAAS
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Video
A tool which can reveal graphene’s mysterious properties
Superimposing sheets of the material – composed of a single layer of carbon atoms in a beehive-like pattern – reveals new properties and gives rise to a new field of research: twistronics | 3'20
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Astronomy
A galaxy destined to fade
Astronomers observed a galaxy ejecting immense quantities of cold gas, enough to form 10,000 new stars the size of the Sun every year
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Physics
Plasma can desalinate seawater
Experiments demonstrated for the first time the possibility of using plasma to accelerate the formation and precipitation of salt crystals from seawater
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Zoology
Sound absorbing wings
Microscopic structures on the scaled wings of two moth species are able to absorb many of the ultrasound waves emitted by bats
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Photolab
In the eye of a giant
Upon entry into operation, the Manacá beamline at the Sirius laboratory was directed at crystals of the 3CL protein, part of the mechanism by which the SARS-CoV-2 virus multiplies
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Astronomy
Heading for Mars
The United Arab Emirates launched its first interplanetary space probe from a space center in Japan
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SpaceX
A historic flight
On May 31, American astronauts arrived at the International Space Station for a three-month mission
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