Sun's active region loops

New light shed on explosive solar activity

02 July 2012

The first images of an upward surge of the Sun’s gases into quiescent coronal loops have been identified by an international team of scientists. The discovery is one more step towards understanding the origins of extreme space storms, which can destroy satellite communications and damage power grids on Earth.

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Depiction of a graphene sheet.

Graphene goes plasmonic

30 August 2011

Researchers have discovered a crucial recipe for improving the characteristics of graphene devices for use as photodetectors in the next generation of pholtovoltaic devices for telecommunications and energy harvesting.

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Community radio volunteers, Breeze-FM, Chipata, Zambia

Democratising the airwaves

01 November 2010

A new research collaboration will investigate the capacity of radio to facilitate citizen-led governance in developing countries.

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