Building blocks of life can form long before stars
An international team of scientists have shown that glycine, the simplest amino acid and an important building block of life, can form under the harsh conditions that govern chemistry in space.
An international team of scientists have shown that glycine, the simplest amino acid and an important building block of life, can form under the harsh conditions that govern chemistry in space.
Astronomy
Nov 16, 2020
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A research collaboration between Queen Mary University of London, the University of Cambridge and the Institute for High Pressure Physics in Troitsk has discovered the fastest possible speed of sound.
General Physics
Oct 9, 2020
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Scientists from Queen Mary University of London and the Russian Academy of Sciences have found a limit to how runny a liquid can be.
Condensed Matter
Apr 24, 2020
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Brownian motion describes the random movement of particles in fluids, however, this revolutionary model only works when a fluid is static, or at equilibrium.
Mathematics
Mar 18, 2020
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How are we able to find things in the dark? And how can we imagine how something feels just by looking at it?
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2020
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Chicks are born with the knowledge to flee from predators rather than learning it from experience, according to a study by University of Trento and Queen Mary University of London.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2019
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Graphene is actually a 3-D material as well as a 2-D material, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London.
Nanophysics
Sep 23, 2019
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Making a splash depends on the angle of a liquid as it hits and moves along a surface, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London.
General Physics
Jun 5, 2019
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Mathematicians from Queen Mary University of London have found a way to predict whether an actor's career has peaked or if their most successful days lie ahead.
Mathematics
Jun 4, 2019
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Astronomers have discovered a planet in orbit around one of the closest stars to the Sun, Barnard's star.
Astronomy
Nov 14, 2018
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