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Mar 27th, 2020
Quarantine and control measures against the spread of the COVID-19 virusChanges in the company’s working hours associated with the introduction of a strict self-isolation regime in Perm.
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Mar 09th, 2020
ALPHA collaboration reports first measurements of certain quantum effects in antimatterThe ALPHA collaboration at CERN has reported the first measurements of certain quantum effects in the energy structure of antihydrogen, the antimatter counterpart of hydrogen.
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Feb 27th, 2020
‘Topological’ laser can route light around cornersResearchers have developed what’s claimed to be the world’s first ‘topological’ laser, which is able to guide photons around corners.
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Jan 03th, 2020
Physicist Proposes Radical New 'Stellar Engine' That Could Move Our Entire Solar SystemAs far as hypothetical space megastructures go, the stellar engine is one of our favourites – a gigantic contraption built with the purpose of transporting our Solar System somewhere else, if we ever need to move to a different cosmic neighbourhood.
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Oct 02th, 2019
Researchers recreate living 3-D displaysA research team from the University of Iowa and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is developing a smart skin inspired by the cephalopod which can be used in 3-D displays, as interfaces for the visually impaired, and to help reduce drag on marine vehicles.
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Aug 19th, 2019
This photographer transformed a shipping container into a working camera“It’s basically the world's biggest, slowest, and most impractical Polaroid camera.”
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Feb 26th, 2019
World's widest hyper-fisheye lens takes in 270 degrees, sees behind itselfHere's an extraordinary photography project worth keeping an eye on. The Lensrentals team has been working on building the widest angle fisheye lens in existence, a C-4 Optics 4.9mm, f/3.5 hyper-fisheye monster with a 270-degree field of view – that's right, it can see behind itself.
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Oct 30th, 2018
This Is What Humans Will Look Like in 1,000 YearsAbout 10,000 years ago, humans evolved a tolerance to cow's milk; over the past 150 years, we've added 10 centimetres to our average height; and over the past 65 years, we've added 20 years to the average lifespan, mostly thanks to advances in science.