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  Improved Material for 'Laser Welding' of Tissue in Intestinal Surgery

  May 8, 2013 — A new "solder" for laser welding of tissue during surgical operations has the potential to produce stronger seals and expand use of this alternative to conventional sutures and stapling in intestinal ... > full story
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  Quantum Optics With Microwaves: Hong-Ou-Mandel Effect Demonstrated

  May 8, 2013 — Physicists have demonstrated one of the quintessential effects of quantum optics -- known as the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect -- with microwaves, whose frequency is 100,000 times lower than that of visible ... > full story
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  'Invisibility Cloak' for Thermal Flow Constructed

  May 8, 2013 — By means of special metamaterials, light and sound can be passed around objects. Researchers have now succeeded in demonstrating that the same materials can also be used to specifically influence the ... > full story
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  Elucidating Energy Shifts in Optical Tweezers

  May 8, 2013 — Physicists are providing an all-in-one guide to help calculate the effect the use of optical tweezers has on the energy levels of atoms under study. A small piece of paper sticks to an electrically ... > full story
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  Magnetic Vortex Antennas for Wireless Data Transmission

  May 7, 2013 — Three-dimensional magnetic vortices have recently been discovered. Vortex states are potential antennas for the ultrafast, wireless data transmission of ... > full story
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  Plants 'Talk' to Plants to Help Them Grow

  May 7, 2013 — Having a neighborly chat improves seed germination, finds new research. Even when other known means of communication, such as contact, chemical and light-mediated signals, are blocked, chilli seeds ... > full story
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  Chaos Proves Superior to Order

  May 7, 2013 — Physicists have demonstrated that chaos can beat order - at least as far as light storage is ... > full story
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  New Technique to Track Cell Interactions in Living Bodies Developed

  May 6, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new technique to see how different types of cells interact in a living ... > full story
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  Bats Use Blood to Reshape Tongue for Feeding

  May 6, 2013 — Scientists have found that a species of bat uses blood flow to reshape its tongue while feeding. The quick dynamic action makes the tongue an effective "mop" for nectar and could even inspire new ... > full story
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  Scaling Up Gyroscopes: From Navigation to Measuring Earth's Rotation

  May 6, 2013 — Researchers discuss “large ring laser gyroscopes” that are six orders of magnitude more sensitive than gyroscopes commercially ... > full story

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