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More Energy Funding Needed
As oil prices surge, funding for energy research is more important than ever.
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Interstellar Travel Not Possible Before 2200AD, Suggests Study
A new estimate of the amount of energy needed to visit the stars suggests we won’t have enough for at least another two centuries
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Micro Carvings Make Metals Glisten In Any Colour
Optoelectronics engineers have discovered how to make gold of any colour by carving tiny shapes onto its surface
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White Holes And Kitchen Sinks
Scientist have long believed that it is possible to create a white hole in your kitchen sink. Now they’ve proved it experimentally.
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Why No Second Internet Bubble?
Internet adoption has only accelerated since 2001, so why hasn’t the economy been goosed again?
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High Oil Prices Help Oil Production, But Not Biofuels
An International Energy Agency report says investments in oil technology will lead to a worldwide supply boom.
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Poll Reveals Quantum Physicists’ Disagreement About the Nature of Reality
A survey of leading thinkers shows that they are as far as ever from agreeing on the nature of reality
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First Teleportation from One Macroscopic Object to Another
Physicists have teleported quantum information from one ensemble of atoms to another 150 metres away, a demonstration that paves the way towards quantum routers and a quantum Internet
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Does Online Education Need to Be Free to Succeed?
A prominent venture capital fund—Union Square Ventures—reckons so, but it adds that academic credentials will also remain vital.
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The Counterintuitive Physics of Tarzan Swings
When Tarzan leaps from a swinging rope, when should he let go to jump furthest? The answer isn’t as simple as you might think
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