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Researchers Have Developed a Prototype Smart Pill to Diagnose and Treat Diseases

Caltech researchers have developed a new kind of miniature microchip that could soon be used to create “smart pills” in which to target and treat disease. What makes...

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NASA’s Ocean Observation Reveals Sea Level Fingerprints

The first ever sea level fingerprints have been detected this week by researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of California. These so-called fingerprints are effectively...

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Chinese Scientists Create Device That Converts Blood Flow Energy into Electricity

A new way of producing hydropower has been developed by scientists over in China. The lightweight power generator uses carbon nanotube fibers in which to produce electricity from...

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Physicists Create Quantum Memory Capable of Storing Photons

A breakthrough in quantum technology has been made this month thanks to physicists from the University of Basel as they develop a memory capable of storing photons. Using...

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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Images of Two Fantastic Solar Flares

Solar flares are sudden flashes of brightness that are observed close to the Sun’s surface. They are hard to capture on camera as happen at random times. When...

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Researchers Find a Way to Heal Defective Solar Cells With Light

Perovskite is a material that could be the next big thing in the solar industry. Researchers have now discovered how to heal defects in the molecular structure of...

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Researchers Develop Water Based Lithium-ion Battery That Doesn’t Explode

Lithium-ion batteries are one of the most popular and commonly used batteries that we have right now. They’re used in cameras, smartphones, laptops and a range of other...

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Astronomers Discover Strange ‘Glitch’ in Binary System

Pulsars in binary systems can often display a strange phenomenon known as ‘glitch,’ but up until now, astronomers have had a hard time proving it. But now one...

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Astronomers Measure Distant Galaxy’s Magnetic Field Shedding Light on Cosmic Conundrum

It’s an exciting time for astronomers at the moment as new measurements of magnetic fields have been recorded that come from a galaxy located 4.6 billion years away....

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World’s Largest Stellarator Attracts PPPL Physicists to Campaign

As the first full campaign of the world’s largest and most powerful stellarator comes together, physicists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)...

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Researchers Invent Smartwatch Algorithm That Records Your Every Move

A new algorithm has been invented by scientists at the University of Sussex that have the ability to teach a smartphone how to not only detect your every...

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Researchers Use Lasers to Fry Cancer Cells

A new study conducted at the University of Colorado takes tackling cancer to a whole new level by using gold nanoparticles to fry the tumors. Antibodies attach themselves...

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