Since Brexit, the UK no longer has access to ITER, the world’s largest nuclear fusion experiment, through the European Union. After an invitation to rejoin this week, the UK government has confirmed it prefers to go it alone ​Since Brexit, the UK no longer has access to ITER, the world’s largest nuclear fusion experiment, through …

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When the faecal matter produced by plankton sinks, it carries carbon from shallow waters to long-term storage deep in the ocean – now, researchers want to make the stuff sink faster ​When the faecal matter produced by plankton sinks, it carries carbon from shallow waters to long-term storage deep in the ocean – now, researchers …

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23andMe’s DNA test was once named “invention of the year”, but now the company is in dire financial straits. Is this a sign that genetically based medicine’s promise has been exaggerated? ​23andMe’s DNA test was once named “invention of the year”, but now the company is in dire financial straits. Is this a sign that …

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Researchers discovered that sea cucumbers — sediment-eating organisms that function like autonomous vacuum cleaners of the ocean floor — play an enormous role in protecting coral from disease. ​Researchers discovered that sea cucumbers — sediment-eating organisms that function like autonomous vacuum cleaners of the ocean floor — play an enormous role in protecting coral from …

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Scientists unveil metasurface technology, allowing for angle-dependent holograms. ​Scientists unveil metasurface technology, allowing for angle-dependent holograms. Scientists unveil metasurface technology, allowing for angle-dependent holograms. 

Scientists have developed a ground-breaking piezoelectric-based DC-DC converter that unifies all power switches onto a single chip to increase power density. This new power topology, which extends beyond existing topologies, blends the advantages of piezoelectric converters with capacitive-based DC-DC converters. ​Scientists have developed a ground-breaking piezoelectric-based DC-DC converter that unifies all power switches onto a …

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Neanderthals created stone tools held together by a multi-component adhesive, a team of scientists has discovered. Its findings, which are the earliest evidence of a complex adhesive in Europe, suggest these predecessors to modern humans had a higher level of cognition and cultural development than previously thought. ​Neanderthals created stone tools held together by a …

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The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that can look like a football, according to a new study. That football shape suggests the black hole is spinning at a substantial speed, which researchers estimated to be about …

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