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Broadcast directoryIn new research published today (Wednesday 11 June 2025) in Nature Physics, Sussex researchers have found the most sensitive way to detect electric fields in the world, which has ...

Why do some changes in nature unfold gradually, while others occur in the blink of an eye? Rust forming on metal is a slow, ...

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

The principle of superposition, discussed first for dielectrics by Hopkinson, has been shown for a long time in experiment. However, its validity for the several theories which have been advanced for ...

We investigate the influence of two groups of ions on the complex dielectric constant of a nematic liquid crystal limited by perfectly blocking electrodes. The analysis is performed by solving the ...

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As with seemingly every aspect of AI, legislative activity related to potential AI risks and harms has moved with unprecedented speed. Often it can take decades for policymakers to begin responding to ...