Nature Communications has published a study in which ICFO researchers have been able to demonstrate, for the first time, the generation of isolated attosecond pulses at the water window. This achievement permits tracking ...
General Physics
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Adapting to climate change could have profound environmental repercussions, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.
Environment
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In the movie Star Wars, the Darth Vader's Death Star destroyed a planet. Could this really happen?
Astronomy
Mar 20, 2015
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Researchers at the University of Stavanger have taken on a nearly impossible task. With support from Total E&P Norge AS, they will attempt to develop new chemicals that combat scaling better than any substance we know today.
Materials Science
Mar 20, 2015
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A plant scientist from The Australian National University (ANU) has called for the United Nations to guarantee free and open access to plant DNA sequences to enable scientists to continue work to sustainably intensify world ...
Biotechnology
Mar 20, 2015
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A U.S. envoy for climate change said Friday that China and the U.S. are working more closely than ever ahead of a conference this year in Paris that raises hopes for a global plan to cut greenhouse emissions.
Environment
Mar 20, 2015
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A paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B today says that mercury levels in arctic ivory gulls have risen almost 50 fold over the last 130 years. Scientists think this increase in mercury pollutants could be to blame ...
Ecology
Mar 20, 2015
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When you attach the prefix "nano" to something, it usually means "very small." Solar flares appear to be the exception.
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2015
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When a pair of filmmakers first approached video game publisher Capcom about crafting a live-action movie based on their popular zombie series "Dead Rising," they were asked to prove themselves in a very specific way: The ...
Software
Mar 20, 2015
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Dr Anne Lawrence from the University of Reading's Department of History examines what solar eclipses meant to our ancestors.
Space Exploration
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