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General Physics
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Cells lacking nuclei struggle to move in 3-D environments
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have revealed new details of how the physical properties of the nucleus influence how cells can move around different environments - such as ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 20, 2018
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Researchers get first complete look at protein behind sense of touch
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have solved the mystery of the structure of Piezo1, a member of a family of proteins that convert physical stimuli such as touch or blood flow into chemical signals. The ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 21, 2017
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A bit of a 'quantum magic trick'—experiment shows how to speed up frequency measurement
An accurate analog clock tick-tick-ticks with a constant precision and well known frequency: one tick per second. The longer you let it tick, the better to test its accuracy —10 times as long corresponds to a ten-fold improvement ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 2, 2017
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'Bigger is different'—the unusual physics of mechanical metamaterials exposed
Mechanical metamaterials, which exhibit unusual properties such as shape morphing and programmability, have been found to display further surprising features. When the materials are a step in size larger, new rules seem to ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 26, 2017
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Physics discovery unlocks ingredients of 2-D 'sandwich'
Everything that exists in the digital world—photos, tweets, online courses, this article—is stored as 1's and 0's. At the software level, this information is written as computer code. At the hardware level, that code ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 26, 2017
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Scientists observe gravitational anomaly on Earth
Modern physics has accustomed us to strange and counterintuitive notions of reality—especially quantum physics which is famous for leaving physical objects in strange states of superposition. For example, Schrödinger's ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 21, 2017
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Study offers new theoretical approach to describing non-equilibrium phase transitions
Imaginary numbers are a solution to a very real problem in a study published today in Scientific Reports.
General Physics
Apr 26, 2017
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B cells use mechanical forces to pull antigens from other cell surfaces
Francis Crick Institute scientists have discovered that immune cells called B cells use mechanical forces to physically pull antigens such as viruses or toxins from the surfaces of other cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 12, 2017
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Image: Commercially available atom interferometer
A commercially available 'atom interferometer' – exploiting clouds of ultra-cold atoms to make extremely precise measurements of variations in local gravity – on show during ESA's inaugural Quantum Technology workshop.
Quantum Physics
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