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A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp

Defying the laws of thermodynamics, experiments are beginning to show that a quantum state that is frozen forever might not be impossible. If we can tame it, it could unlock whole new types of matter

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Nanodiamonds

Physics

Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny

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Professor Sir John Pendry FRS, Chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics, Imperial College London, who has made seminal contributions to research in metamaterials and photonics, surface science, and disordered systems and localisation. Cloaking devices, perfect lenses and the super high-speed computer chips of the future are just some of the practical applications of Sir John's theoretical research.

Physics

The invisibility cloak inventor now has better tricks up his sleeve

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Chemist Omar M. Yaghi

Chemistry

Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world

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Chemistry

Bulletproof fabric laced with carbon nanotubes is stronger than Kevlar

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Chemistry

Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater

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Chemistry

Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in a lab

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Environment

Built-in fire extinguishers can prevent battery explosions

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2XTY93C Sparking Tesla Coil

Physics

Solving the 250-year-old puzzle of how static electricity works

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Physics

‘Galloping’ bubbles could act as tiny robotic vacuum cleaners

While experimenting with waves, researchers discovered that vibrating a container of liquid would cause bubble to "gallop" across its surface

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Technology

Electrodes made from bread could replace metal conductors

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Technology

Liquid metal particles can self-assemble into electronics

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Technology

Ultra-strong stretchy material could enable shape-shifting aircraft

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Physics

How materials that rewind light can test physics’ most extreme ideas

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