Physics
Physics
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Laser beam deflects lightning in the Swiss Alps
Scientists have managed to deflect lightning for the first time using short, intense laser pulses
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Geophysics
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The ice of distant moons
Earth's inner core appears to be slowing down, which could cause subtle changes in the magnetic field that protects the planet
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Geophysics
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Earth’s core slowing down
Earth's inner core appears to be slowing down, which could cause subtle changes in the magnetic field that protects the planet
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Astronomy
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The first step toward returning to the Moon
Rocket took off from the US in November, launching the Orion spacecraft on a trip around the Moon
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Astrophysics
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A black hole in Earth’s backyard
Black hole with a mass equivalent to 10 Suns discovered near Earth
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Technology
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A 433-qubit quantum processor
In November, IBM presented the Osprey, the most powerful quantum processor ever created
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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
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Ig Nobel Prize for constipated scorpions
Satire of the biggest scientific award in the world selects the work of a pair from the University of São Paulo in the Biology category
NOBEL PRIZE
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The 2022 winners
Twelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year
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Astronomy
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Spacecraft deflects asteroid
Spacecraft deliberately collides with moon orbiting asteroid
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Acknowledgment
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New Pesquisa FAPESP scientific coordinator
Physicist Luiz Nunes de Oliveira named scientific coordinator of Pesquisa FAPESP
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Astronomy
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Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
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Astronomy
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Korean Mission to the Moon
South Korea sent its first mission to the moon in August
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Nanotechnology
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Rupture-resistant nanowires
Brazilian researchers observed in atomic-scale the formation and rupture of zirconium dioxide ionic cables
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