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The MixOctober 22

Bright ideas on a small scale

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots".
Bright ideas on a small scale
Bright ideas on a small scale
The MixOctober 15

Setting pulses racing

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 jointly to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier.
Setting pulses racing
Setting pulses racing
The MixOctober 8

A pain in the side

What do Ava Gardner, Bing Crosby, Anna Kendrick, William Shatner, Indira Gandhi and Benjamin Franklin all have in common?
A pain in the side
A pain in the side
The MixOctober 23

Smiles: the good, the bad and the funny

Emily Pond, Manawatu College, of Foxton, asked: Why do humans use smiles in a friendly, placatory way when other primates use them as threats?Associate Professor Kirk L. Hamilton, a physiologist from the University of Otago, responded."Smile though your heart is aching..."
Smiles: the good, the bad and the funny
Smiles: the good, the bad and the funny
The MixOctober 9

A rust fungus invasion

John Campbell, of Christchurch, asked: Some of my raspberry plant leaves have become spotted with orange spots. Should I be worried?
A rust fungus invasion
A rust fungus invasion