After about 2,200 plasma pulses since operation began in December 2015 the first experimental campaign on the Wendelstein 7-X research device at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald was successfully ...
Plasma Physics
Jul 11, 2016
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For a long time the formation of protostellar disks – a prerequisite to the formation of planetary system around stars – has defied theoretical astrophysicists: In a dense, collapsing cloud of gas and dust, the magnetic ...
Astronomy
Jul 11, 2016
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A computer scientist with a passion for horses has embarked on an interdisciplinary animal-computer interaction research project which could help us understand what animals are thinking and feeling.
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2016
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Europe will be spared the worst economic impacts of climate change by a slowing down of the Gulf Stream, new research predicts.
Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2016
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Research published in April provided "slam dunk" evidence of two prehistoric supernovae exploding about 300 light years from Earth. Now, a follow-up investigation based on computer modeling shows those supernovae likely exposed ...
Astronomy
Jul 11, 2016
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If you've ever tasted a really hot chilli you'll know just how potent the effects can be. The burning heat sensation on the lips, on the tongue – and if you are not careful, on other more sensitive areas, such as the eyes ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2016
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Existing views on commercial knowledge transfer are based on a misconception. As a result the commercial benefits of research are too small, argue Dr Paul Benneworth from the University of Twente and two of his colleagues ...
Other
Jul 11, 2016
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Boasting half a kilometre in diameter, it is the largest telescope dish in the world to date. The 500-metre Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), which has been under construction in the Guizhou Province in south-west ...
Astronomy
Jul 11, 2016
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Published today is Peer review: a global view, bringing together primary research on researchers' motivations behind publishing in peer reviewed journals and in undertaking peer review, and their attitudes and opinions towards ...
Other
Jul 11, 2016
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Following the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016, the EU-funded SENSEI project has revealed that it accurately predicted the result of the referendum by analysing 6 million social media ...
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2016
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