Most People Don't Know What Lowercase ā€œGā€ Looks Like and We're Not Even Kidding

Unless you're super into typography or have a hand-lettering hobby, you will likely struggle to tell which of the above shapes of the lowercase 'G' is correct (if you're looking at this text, you're cheating). | Continue reading


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Using graphene to squeeze light into a space smaller than its wavelength

With the help of the increasingly useful material graphene, scientists have managed to confine light into the smallest space possible - the size of a single atom. | Continue reading


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China just overtook the US in scientific output for the first time

A national report on the state of US science has concluded the United States is still the world leader in science and technology ā€“ except by one vital, historic measure. | Continue reading


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