Whale migration in our noisy oceans
The long-distance migrations performed by groups of animals offer some of the most spectacular natural phenomena on our planet.
Plants & Animals
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Extending our reach into the cosmos with new mirror coatings
Since the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO)'s groundbreaking detection, in 2015, of gravitational waves produced by a pair of colliding black holes, the observatory, together with its European partner ...
General Physics
Sep 29, 2021
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'Is that a bacon sandwich?' Fruit flies react to smells while asleep
Researchers have tracked flies' ability to interpret information while asleep, showing which parts of the brain remain 'awake'.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 29, 2021
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Can animals sense when an earthquake is about to happen?
Within minutes of Melbourne being rattled by yesterday's earthquake, my Victorian friends reported changes in the behavior of their animals.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 23, 2021
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Soundblasting a satellite: Time-lapse of testing
Verifying that a satellite will resist the sheer noise of the rocket launching it into orbit is a very important test that every mission must successfully pass.
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2021
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How urban soundscapes affect humans and wildlife, and what may have changed in the hush of lockdown
The dull roar of traffic, the barking of dogs in backyards and the screeching of cockatoos at dusk. The shattering of early morning quiet by the first plane overhead or the garbage truck on its rounds. The squealed delights ...
Environment
Sep 10, 2021
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Reconfigurable metasurfaces provide nanoscale light control
Researchers have designed electromechanically reconfigurable ultrathin optical elements that can be controlled and programmed on a pixel-by-pixel level. These versatile metasurfaces could offer a new chip-based way to achieve ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 9, 2021
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ALMA: New receivers achieve first light, set record for observational capabilities
A new set of receivers installed on antennas at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have achieved first light. With it, they set a new record for the longest wavelengths visible with the radio array. The ...
Astronomy
Sep 8, 2021
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Large-scale phase retrieval
Wide field of view and high resolution are both desirable for imaging applications, providing multi-dimensional and multi-scale target information. As the recent development of phase imaging, large-scale detection has been ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 3, 2021
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Quantum emitters: Beyond crystal clear to single-photon pure
Photons, fundamental particles of light, are carrying these words to your eyes via the light from your computer screen or phone. Photons play a key role in the next-generation quantum information technology, such as quantum ...
Nanophysics
Sep 2, 2021
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