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The 10 more readings of Galileo Galilei -
Biology

The 10 more readings of Galileo Galilei -

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist, mathematician and philosopher, who played an important role in the scientific revolution.

December 17, 2018
Detecting 'sleeping genes' in fruit flies
Biology

Detecting 'sleeping genes' in fruit flies

While scientists and physicists know what happens if you don't sleep 6 to 8 hours a night, they still haven't explained what really controls our sleeping needs. Research…

December 17, 2018
New technique: Antiseptic by laser
Biology

New technique: Antiseptic by laser

The world has just got a new technique for antiseptic. It is with a laser. Physicists in the United States say that lasers are capable of killing viruses and bacteria, s…

December 17, 2018
Why not pour the tree before a storm?
Biology

Why not pour the tree before a storm?

15 years ago, when vacationing in the Landes region, German physicist Claus Mattheck stood in front of a sea pine tree. Although it was blown away by the west wind, the…

December 17, 2018
Synthetic biology: Robbery of creation
Biology

Synthetic biology: Robbery of creation

A severe fever is spreading in many laboratories around the world, infecting biologists, physicists, chemists and computer experts. Symptoms: want to reproduce life in a…

December 16, 2018
Bacteria make the world's most durable glue
Biology

Bacteria make the world's most durable glue

Geckos, mussels and oysters must now step aside - when physicists find the owner of the world's most persistent glue, the Caulobacter crescentus species, which specializ…

December 16, 2018
Super materials from dreams to reality
Scientific application

Super materials from dreams to reality

Three physicists of the Fresnel Institute (Marseille, France) have identified the characteristics of a device capable of turning objects into invisible to the human eye,…

December 16, 2018
Women who won Nobel prizes
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Women who won Nobel prizes

French physicist of Polish origin Mari Curie (1867-1934) is the woman who won the earliest and most Nobel Prize (twice). In 1903

December 15, 2018
Video: Redo the experiment 'faster than light'
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Video: Redo the experiment 'faster than light'

Last month physicists of the European Atomic Research Organization (CERN) fired 15,000 streams of neutrino particles with a large particle accelerator from Geneva to the…

December 15, 2018