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Construction begins on giant underground neutrino experiment

Nearly a mile underground in South Dakota, construction is under way on the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), one of the world’s most ambitious particle physics experiments.

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Technician cracks 1,600-year-old mystery to replicate Roman masterpiece

The remarkable colour-changing effect observed in a famous Roman masterpiece has been successfully reproduced in quantity for the first time in 1,600 years by a University of Sheffield technician.
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UK halfway milestone in mission to unlock neutrino secrets

UK scientists and engineers have reached a major production milestone in a global mission to understand why there is so much more matter than antimatter.
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Britain-sized rotating magnetic plasma curtains drive millions of jets in the solar atmosphere

An international team of scientists has discovered surprising physics that 6-8 Mm long solar jets called spicules manifest as warped denser plasma sheets like pleated drapery.
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Research breakthrough could enable ultra-sensitive quantum chemical sensors

University of Sheffield researchers are part of an international collaboration which could lead to a new generation of quantum sensors.