Mystery of the cosmic dawn: What’s eating the first starlight?
9 May 2018
A shoestring experiment in the Australian outback has seen the signal of the very first stars – and a weird effect astronomers are struggling to explain
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Alan Turing inspired a faster way to make seawater drinkable
3 May 2018
Computer pioneer Alan Turing’s only chemistry paper has inspired a new material that can remove salt from seawater five times faster than traditional filters
Quantum internet is one step closer thanks to new theory
2 May 2018
Encrypted quantum messages are limited by how far photons can stably pass through optical fibres, but they can now travel the distance between London and Paris
Laser-sticker contacts could let you shoot beams from your eyes
1 May 2018
Flexible lasers you can stick to anything can embed a security tag onto banknotes or contact lenses, and emit lasers when light shines on them
