The Nobel Prize in Physics in the year 2000 went to engineers Jack Kilby and Robert Norton Noyce for their…
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When we look at the world that surrounds us, we do not probably think about mathematics, do we? Well, this…
A team of researchers takes the first steps to solve the tyranny of quantum numbers
The world of quantum physics is fascinating. It presents a description of nature that challenges our most rooted concepts about…
Honey, I’ve shrunk the doctor.
In 2015, 5% of the total deaths registered worldwide were due to a single disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),…
My alchemist friend
If my friend Laura had been born in Ancient Greece, she would have been an alchemist. I picture her wrapped…
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In the past half century, the human being has experienced many changes due to its intelligence. Inconceivable milestones have been…
“La Física también puede ayudar a frenar el cáncer”
Content available in Spanish only 27 de abril de 2018, Madrid. La Física también puede ser un arma frente a…
Why active matter matters
«After days and nights of incredible labour and fatigue, I succeeded in discovering the cause of […] life; nay, more,…
Solar energy, that great unknown
Making use of the energy of the Sun is not easy… well, that is not completely true. Human beings use…
Cooling under pressure
The invention of the modern refrigerator by Charles Tellier in the 1850s, which was originally based on the compression and…