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  • 02:57 Lego Antikythera Mechanism

    Lego Antikythera Mechanism

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    The Antikythera Mechanism: http://bit.ly/fm4oFK is the oldest known scientific computer, built in Greece at around 100 BCE. Lost for 2000 years, it was recovered from a shipwreck in 1901. But not until a century later was its purpose understood: an astron

  • 04:17 These shapes roll in peculiar ways thanks to new mathematics

    These shapes roll in peculiar ways thanks to new mathematics

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    Thanks to a complex mathematical algorithm, these plastic shapes follow a very specific route as they roll. In fact, researchers have shown that a shape can be designed to follow almost any path you can think of. What started out as just an interesting ch

  • 06:20 Less is more: Why our brains struggle to subtract

    Less is more: Why our brains struggle to subtract

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    When solving problems, humans tend to think about adding something before they think of taking something away - even when subtracting is the better solution. Experiments show that this newly discovered psychological phenomenon applies across a range of si

  • 05:26 How to build a quantum internet

    How to build a quantum internet

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    Youve probably heard of quantum computers - but what about the quantum internet?Entangling qubits across large distances to form a quantum internet could be one of the most exciting developments in quantum technology, and now a group of researchers claim

  • 04:27 Deep-sea soft robots

    Deep-sea soft robots

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    Is the future of deep-sea exploration soft? Researchers have developed a new type of soft robot designed to cope with the crushing pressures at the bottom the ocean. Inspired by the skull of the Mariana Snailfish, the deepest living fish, the researchers

  • 03:38 The quantum world of diamonds

    The quantum world of diamonds

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    Diamonds are dazzling physicists with their powerful quantum properties. A particular impurity the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre allows diamonds to be used for everything from geolocation to diagnosing disease. This animation takes a closer look at these N

  • 05:45 The Discovery of Insulin

    The Discovery of Insulin

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    Nearly 100 years since insulin was first used in the treatment of diabetes, Professor Chantal Mathieu, Professor of Medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, takes us through the history, development and future of this life saving drug.Read

  • 06:21 How quantum mechanics help birds find their way

    How quantum mechanics help birds find their way

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    Some birds can sense Earth's magnetic field, using it to navigate. But precisely how they do this has long remained a mystery. Now, researchers have confirmed that a protein found in bird eyes displays a quantum mechanical phenomenon which makes it sensit

  • 03:12 Is this the world's oldest animal fossil?

    Is this the world's oldest animal fossil?

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    A possible sponge fossil dating back 890 million years could be the oldest animal ever discovered. Not all researchers are convinced that the markings left in the rock were made by an animal but, if they were, the new find could give us an insight into th

  • 05:41 A robotic Petri dish: How to grow human cells in a robot shoulder

    A robotic Petri dish: How to grow human cells in a robot shoulder

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    Human cells grown in the lab could one day be used for a variety of tissue grafts, but these cells need the right kind of environment and stimulation. New research suggests that robot bodies could provide tendon cells with the same kind of stretching and

  • 03:55 A new kind of cell division

    A new kind of cell division

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    For hundreds of years there have only been two main types of cell division in animals. But now researchers have identified a new and unexpected kind of cell division that occurs without DNA being replicated. Discovered in zebrafish skin cells, this newly

  • 03:17 Jumping robot leaps to record heights

    Jumping robot leaps to record heights

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    Roboticists have designed all sorts of jumping robots over the years, and many of them have been inspired by biology. But, as diverse as the natural world is, evolution hasnt cracked every option.Now a team of researchers has investigated the differences

  • 06:21 The lifespan secret: why giraffes live longer than ferrets

    The lifespan secret: why giraffes live longer than ferrets

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    It is well known that Somatic mutations - mutations in our bodys genetic code that accumulate over time - can cause cancer, but their broader role in ageing is less clearNow a team of researchers have measured the somatic mutation rates of a range of mamm

  • 04:25 Spinning seeds inspire floating electronics - and monitor the atmosphere

    Spinning seeds inspire floating electronics - and monitor the atmosphere

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    Spinning seeds falling from trees have inspired tiny electronic devices that float through the air. These 'circuit chips with wings' fall slowly and stably and can carry a whole host of electronic components such as sensors and antennae for wireless commu

  • 04:45 Insulin and islets: understanding diabetes

    Insulin and islets: understanding diabetes

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    Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are characterized by increased blood glucose levels. They affect almost half a billion people around the globe, and this number is projected to rise as we reach the middle of the century. In most individuals, blood glucose level

  • Birds gliding through bubbles reveal aerodynamic trick

    Birds gliding through bubbles reveal aerodynamic trick

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    An owl bursting through a cloud of bubbles is helping researchers better understand the aerodynamics of flight. Researchers in London have discovered a new way in which birds use their tail to provide lift and so reduce drag while gliding. They tracked th

  • The parrots that understand probabilities

    The parrots that understand probabilities

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    Kea, a type of parrot from New Zealand, have been surprising scientists with their smart predictions. Researchers set them a series of intelligence tests based around probabilities and social cues. They found that kea can perform better than monkeys, show

  • RETRACTED: The bird in amber: A tiny skull from the age of dinosaurs

    RETRACTED: The bird in amber: A tiny skull from the age of dinosaurs

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    The paper covered in this video has been retracted and the contents of this video are incorrect. New evidence suggests that the specimen might actually be a lizard, and not a bird-like dinosaur.Read more in this article. https://www.nature.com/articles/d4

  • A swimming dinosaur: The tail of Spinosaurus

    A swimming dinosaur: The tail of Spinosaurus

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    A new fossil of one of the most unusual dinosaurs, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, suggests it was a swimming predator powered by a fin-like tail. The find comes after decades of debate on how much of its life Spinosaurus would have spent in the water, and how r

  • Vaccines 101: How vaccines work

    Vaccines 101: How vaccines work

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    We delve into how vaccines, such as the ones for Covid-19, actually work. What are the different types of vaccine? How do they trigger and train the immune system, and what is the role of herd immunity?Read more in https://www.nature.com/collections/vacci

  • How origami is inspiring new kinds of emergency shelters

    How origami is inspiring new kinds of emergency shelters

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    Engineers have come up with a way of designing structures based on the ancient art of origami. The structures can be put up with by inflation, fold up flat for storage and transport, and can be made of strong, rigid materials. One hope is that these struc

  • 03:44 The smart chain mail fabric that can stiffen on demand

    The smart chain mail fabric that can stiffen on demand

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    Researchers have developed a new kind of material with adjustable and reversible properties. This new smart fabric is 3D printed with interlinked particles, like chain mail. Applying pressure jams the particles together and the fabric becomes stiff and so

  • 10:42 Can CRISPR cure Sickle-cell Disease?

    Can CRISPR cure Sickle-cell Disease?

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    Sickle-cell disease is one of the most common genetic conditions worldwide, with more than 6 million people living with the disease. Three-quarters of them are in sub-Saharan Africa, where childhood mortality due to sickle cell remains high.Previously, th

  • 05:08 Whale-cams reveal how much they really eat

    Whale-cams reveal how much they really eat

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    Tagging whales with cameras and sensors has allowed researchers to calculate how much food these huge creatures are consuming. Its the most accurate estimate yet and reveals an even more significant impact of whales on ocean ecosystems than was previously

  • 03:15 Rebuilding a retina: The challenge of AMD

    Rebuilding a retina: The challenge of AMD

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    The eye disease called age-related macular degeneration is expected to affect 18 million people worldwide by 2040. The dry form is currently untreatable but a slew of promising therapies could offer ways to lessen the damage.Read more in https://nature.co

  • 02:45 Stretchy electronics go wireless

    Stretchy electronics go wireless

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    Flexible electronics offer a lot of potential benefits to the design of wearable technology, but previous intrinsically stretchable semiconductors havent been able to meet the strict requirements for the high-frequency operation needed for many useful app

  • 04:40 Pluto's mysterious polygons explained

    Pluto's mysterious polygons explained

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    Polygonal shapes cover the icy surface of Plutos Sputnik Planitia region. The patterns, photographed by NASAs New Horizons mission, are thought to be the result of slow-moving convection currents in the ice. Now, a new model shows that the driving force b

  • 04:21 Why water skitters off sizzling surfaces and how to stop it

    Why water skitters off sizzling surfaces and how to stop it

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    Water droplets on very hot surfaces bounce and skitter around on a thin cushion of water vapour. This phenomenon is known as the Leidenfrost Effect and it's something that engineers often want to avoid as it makes water-based cooling systems less efficien

  • 06:54 The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts

    The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts

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    The origins of ancient inscriptions are often shrouded in mystery. Writing carved into stone millennia ago can be hard to read and is often missing entire sections of the text. Now a neural network, trained on thousands of existing inscriptions, could hel

  • 03:32 Flying in miniature: Secrets of the featherwing beetle

    Flying in miniature: Secrets of the featherwing beetle

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    Flying is a tricky business, but when you are less than half a millimetre long, things get even tougher. At such tiny scales the physics of flight changes, and yet insects have evolved strategies to fly in miniature. In this Nature video we zoom in on new

  • 04:11 Where is our earth in relation to the rest of the universe? Our supercluster.

    Where is our earth in relation to the rest of the universe? Our supercluster.

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    Superclusters – regions of space that are densely packed with galaxies – are the biggest structures in the Universe. But scientists have struggled to define exactly where one supercluster ends and another begins. Now, a team based in Hawaii ha

  • 03:47 Floating boats! The weird physics of upside down buoyancy

    Floating boats! The weird physics of upside down buoyancy

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    Liquid can levitate and boats can float upside down in this gravity-defying physics experiment. Researchers in Paris have been investigating the effect of vertical shaking, which can be used to suspend a layer of liquid in mid-air. They have discovered a

  • 02:56 Popular 'Particle' robots: The bio-inspired bots that move with no brain

    'Particle' robots: The bio-inspired bots that move with no brain

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    Researchers have built a robot made up of individual ‘particles’ that moves with no centralised control. The bots rely on the same kind of statistical mechanics that allows groups of cells to move, creating some intriguing possibilities. Find

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  • 04:19 Bringing a fossil to life: Reverse engineering locomotion

    Bringing a fossil to life: Reverse engineering locomotion

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    You can tell a lot about an animal from the way it moves, which is why scientists have been recreating the movements of an extinct crocodile-like creature called Orobates pabsti. Orobates lived well before the time of the dinosaurs and is what’s cal

  • 03:23 Gravitational waves: A three minute guide

    Gravitational waves: A three minute guide

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    It's almost exactly a century since Einstein first predicted the existence of gravitational waves. In this Nature Video we find out what they are, and how scientists are searching for them, in an attempt to prove Einstein right.

  • 04:57 Popular Soft Robots

    Soft Robots

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    Robots aren’t usually soft and squidgy. But inspired by the octopus, engineers are creating robots that can twist their way around problems that rigid robots can’t handle. Feature: The soft touch http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/530024a OCTOPUS - h

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  • 07:52 The computer that mastered Go

    The computer that mastered Go

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    Go is an ancient Chinese board game, often viewed as the game computers could never play. Now researchers from Google-owned company DeepMind have proven the naysayers wrong, creating an artificial intelligence - called AlphaGo – which has beaten a profess

  • 03:11 Immunology wars: Monoclonal antibodies

    Immunology wars: Monoclonal antibodies

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    Our immune systems are at war with cancer. This animation reveals how monoclonal antibodies can act as valuable reinforcements to shore up our defences – and help battle cancer. You can find more on this topic at http://www.nature.com/milestones/antibodie

  • 03:28 Inside ALS: The neurons behind the disease

    Inside ALS: The neurons behind the disease

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    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that mainly affects the nerve cells (neurons), which control muscle movement. As the motor neurons degenerate, they stop sending signals to the muscles, causing progressive muscle weaknes

  • 02:29 A virtual time machine for Venice

    A virtual time machine for Venice

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    The State Archives of Venice contain records stretching back over a thousand years. The vast collection of maps, images and other documents provide an incredibly detailed look into Venetian history. This could be used to create a kind of virtual time mach

  • 01:28 Popular Why bats are blind to smooth surfaces

    Why bats are blind to smooth surfaces

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    Researchers have figured out why bats go bump in the night. Echolocation usually allows bats to sense their environments in great detail, but it’s not foolproof. Smooth surfaces act like acoustic mirrors and can appear invisible to bats from certain angle

  • 03:29 Signals from the cosmic dawn: A three minute guide

    Signals from the cosmic dawn: A three minute guide

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    Cosmologists have detected a signal from the cosmic dawn - the period where the first stars came into existence. But how did they do it and what might this mean for our understanding of the Universe? Nature physics reporter, Elizabeth Gibney, talks us thr

  • 02:56 Blood, rats and anticoagulants: The story of warfarin

    Blood, rats and anticoagulants: The story of warfarin

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    The history of warfarin, one of the earliest anticoagulant drugs, is littered with the bodies of sick cows and poisoned rats. This animation tells the story of how a bloody beginning gave rise to a life-saving medication. Find out more about the history o

  • 04:42 Popular Brainwaves in motion: A wearable brain scanner

    Brainwaves in motion: A wearable brain scanner

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    Scanning someone’s brain using Magnetoencephalography, or MEG, can be tricky. The scanners are currently bulky, one-size-fits-all machines that require you to sit perfectly still inside them. This makes it difficult to scan small children, or patients tha

  • 01:26 How do you get to an exoplanet?

    How do you get to an exoplanet?

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    Exoplanets orbit distant stars, requiring an interstellar journey to reach them. Such a journey would take tens of thousands of years with current technology, but one group thinks they could send a high-speed probe to visit our closest exoplanet. If they’

  • 02:00 Popular Paper and string: the DIY centrifuge

    Paper and string: the DIY centrifuge

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    A centrifuge is a vital piece of kit for hospitals and labs across the world. But what if you could make one out of paper and string? The so-called ‘paperfuge’ is the cheapest and fastest hand-spun centrifuge ever designed — and it can reach speeds of up

  • 04:21 Inside Alzheimer’s disease

    Inside Alzheimer’s disease

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    Our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease has come along way in the last century. In this animation, Nature Neuroscience takes us inside the brain to explore the cells, molecules and mechanisms involved in the onset and progression of this devastating cond

  • 01:56 Popular Monkeys can make stone tools too

    Monkeys can make stone tools too

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    Stone flakes made by capuchin monkeys look remarkably similar to stone tools made by early humans 2-3 million years ago, raising questions about the archaeological record. Read more in this news story: http://www.nature.com/news/monkey-tools-raise-questio

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  • 02:28 Rare crow shows a talent for tool use

    Rare crow shows a talent for tool use

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    For decades the New Caledonian crow has taken the crown of top corvid tool-user. Now experiments on the rare Hawaiian crow, or Alala, suggest that they too could be natural tool-users. Read the full paper here: http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/natu

  • 05:20 Printing Lucy

    Printing Lucy

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    Researchers believe they've discovered how Lucy, a 3.2 million year old human relative, died. To convince others of their theory, the researchers released 3D scans of Lucy's bones. In this Nature Video we 3D print Lucy's bones to see for ourselves. Read t

  • 04:32 CRISPR: Gene editing and beyond

    CRISPR: Gene editing and beyond

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    The CRISPR-Cas9 system has revolutionised gene-editing, but cutting DNA isn’t all it can do. From turning gene expression on and off to fluorescently tagging particular sequences, this animation explores some of the exciting possibilities of CRISPR. Downl

  • 02:44 Bridging the gap: Cell therapies for non-union bone fracture

    Bridging the gap: Cell therapies for non-union bone fracture

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    Around 8 million people a year in the United States are reported to have fractured a bone. In most of those cases, the bone will heal within a normal timeframe. But when a fracture doesn’t heal properly, it’s known as a non-union bone fracture. Such break

  • 01:06 The mysterious nanotube network connecting cells

    The mysterious nanotube network connecting cells

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    Strange protrusions have been observed growing between cells. Often referred to as ‘tunnelling nanotubes’ or ‘membrane nanotubes’, their biological significance is not yet clear. Are these a previously unknown method of cell communication? Or an insignifi

  • 03:14 Nerve repair: Regeneration in spinal-cord injury

    Nerve repair: Regeneration in spinal-cord injury

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    Spinal-cord injuries affect about half a million people each year and can leave patients completely paralysed below the site of injury. Currently, damage to this precious bundle of nerve fibres is irreversible. Researchers are working to understand why th

  • 03:43 Electric eel batteries

    Electric eel batteries

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    Researchers are working on a way to create a battery inspired by the electric eel. This bio-compatible battery can be flexible, transparent and completely not toxic and could be used to power a new generation of wearable and implantable tech. Find out how

  • 02:46 Learning from leaves: Going green with artificial photosynthesis

    Learning from leaves: Going green with artificial photosynthesis

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    To turn troublesome carbon dioxide into useful chemicals, scientists have been taking a leaf out of plants' book. They’ve now developed a complete ‘artificial photosynthesis’ system that could work on large scales, and fight climate change. Read the paper

  • 03:05 Popular Pictures in the air: 3D printing with light

    Pictures in the air: 3D printing with light

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    A glowing image resembling a futuristic hologram floats in mid-air. This is a 3D volumetric display. Using a tiny particle suspended in laser light, researchers have been able to create high resolution, colour images that take up real 3D space. Developing

  • 01:58 Popular A mini, magnetic, all-terrain robot

    A mini, magnetic, all-terrain robot

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    A tiny robot is making leaps and bounds for small-scale locomotion. This soft robot really can walk the walk, as well as being able to roll, jump and swim. This could help it navigate the surprisingly tough terrain inside a human body. Read more: https://

  • 01:10 Digital doctor: AI singles out skin cancer from photos

    Digital doctor: AI singles out skin cancer from photos

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    Can a computer recognise skin cancer? Andre Esteva and colleagues have trained a neural network to identify the difference between harmless moles and potentially deadly skin conditions - with remarkable accuracy. Read the full paper here: http://www.natur

  • 04:39 Portraits of a planet: Earth from space

    Portraits of a planet: Earth from space

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    For centuries, we could glimpse the curvature of Earth from mountain peaks but the only way to ‘see’ our planet whole was through globes and maps. Then our world view changed. Not long after the end of World War II, scientists began experimenting with cap

  • 03:14 Popular Quantum computers: Computing the impossible

    Quantum computers: Computing the impossible

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    Quantum computers could crack problems that are impossible for conventional computers. But first researchers have to build one that's big enough to be useful. This animation looks at the challenges and rewards of creating a quantum computer. Read more - h

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  • 02:52 Immunology wars: A billion antibodies

    Immunology wars: A billion antibodies

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    Our bodies can create billions of antibodies to fight off billions of potential diseases. But how do our immune systems turn a limited number of genes into such an incredible diversity of antibody proteins? You can find more on this topic at http://www.na

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  • 03:03 The mystery of mosquito flight

    The mystery of mosquito flight

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    For a long time insect flight was a mystery: how do they stay aloft with large bodies and small wings? For mosquitos the puzzle is slightly different: how do they fly while moving their wings through only a small angle with each flap? Nature Video explore

  • 01:22 Printing glass

    Printing glass

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    3D printers normally print using polymers, but glass has all sorts of advantages. Now researchers have found a way to 3D print with glass, with the detail of the objects only limited by the accuracy of the printer. Read the paper: http://www.nature.com/do

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  • 02:55 Popular Repairing the cornea: let there be sight

    Repairing the cornea: let there be sight

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    The cornea is our window onto the world, letting light into our eyes, and it must be kept in perfect condition. Damage to the cornea and the vital ‘limbal’ cells that surround it can have severe consequences, and can ultimately lead to blindness. In this

  • 06:43 25 years studying the Big Bang’s afterglow

    25 years studying the Big Bang’s afterglow

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    This week marks the 25th anniversary of a Nobel Prize winning discovery: the first image of the cosmic microwave background. This image showed the world what the universe looked like shortly after the big bang, and transformed cosmology. Reporter Davide C

  • 03:28 Popular Cat domestication: From farms to sofas

    Cat domestication: From farms to sofas

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    Years before they conquered the Internet, cats colonized our sofas. But they haven’t spent the last ten thousand years just snoozing. A new study reveals that tamed cats swept through Eurasia and Africa carried by early farmers, ancient mariners and even

  • 03:03 Repairing the eardrum: The sound of self-healing

    Repairing the eardrum: The sound of self-healing

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    Ruptured eardrums are relatively common. Fortunately, small tears usually heal by themselves. But some large tears need to be repaired by a surgeon. This animation shows how a new tissue engineering technique could make that process much easier and cheape

  • 01:49 Ant architecture: The simple rules of ant construction

    Ant architecture: The simple rules of ant construction

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    Fire ants work together to build complex structures out of their own bodies. Research that reveals the simple rules behind this behaviour could be used to inform robotics. Read more at http://www.nature.com/news/1.22290 12th July 2017

  • 01:07 Shape-shifting materials

    Shape-shifting materials

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    Metamaterials don’t react the way you would expect. Push down on this cube from the top and a face appears on the side. The secret? A carefully designed substructure… Read the paper here: http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature18960 28th July 2016

  • 03:26 Skeleton uncovered at ancient Antikythera shipwreck

    Skeleton uncovered at ancient Antikythera shipwreck

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    The famous shipwreck that brought us the mysterious Antikythera mechanism has revealed a new secret: a two thousand year old human skeleton. The team hopes to extract DNA from the skull - a feat never attempted before on bones this old that have been unde

  • 02:53 Acoustic holograms

    Acoustic holograms

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    Researchers can create complex patterns in air and water using ultrasonic waves. By placing 3D printed plates in front of speakers, they can levitate water droplets and propel small objects. Read more: http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature19755

  • 03:45 Big box, small box, light-filled box with Serge Haroche

    Big box, small box, light-filled box with Serge Haroche

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    Physicist Serge Haroche describes his work on the manipulation of quantum systems, which won him a share of the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics. A sponsor message from Mars, Incorporated – partner of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings – follows the credits.

  • 01:19 Popular Food safety: the next frontier

    Food safety: the next frontier

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    Mars, Incorporated and IBM Research explain how they are transforming our approach to global food safety using big data. The Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain are sequencing the genomes of millions of organisms to understand the microbiomes

  • 03:47 Tick-tock cold cold clock with Bill Phillips

    Tick-tock cold cold clock with Bill Phillips

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    Lasers, atomic clocks, and the coolest stuff in the universe. Bill Phillips explains how laser cooling, for which he shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics, led to a revolution in time-keeping.

  • 03:34 Ain’t no stopping them now with Art McDonald

    Ain’t no stopping them now with Art McDonald

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    Unstoppable by lead, undetectable above ground, undividable by modern physics; neutrinos are messengers from the very centre of the sun. Art McDonald, co-recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in physics, describes the puzzle of detecting neutrinos and the dis

  • 04:03 No such animal with Dan Shechtman

    No such animal with Dan Shechtman

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    Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman describes the structure of quasi-crystals, the discovery of which won him the scorn of colleagues in the 1980’s and then the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2011.

  • 02:12 Where to put the next billion people

    Where to put the next billion people

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    The world's population is set to increase by one billion by 2030. In this Nature Video, we take a look at where on Earth they are all going to live. Read more here: http://www.nature.com/news/where-to-put-the-next-billion-people-1.20669

  • 04:03 The Pigeon, The Antenna And Me: Robert Wilson

    The Pigeon, The Antenna And Me: Robert Wilson

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    Radioastronomer Robert Wilson recalls a pair of pigeons who almost thwarted the discovery of cosmic background radiation. Wilson’s discovery of cosmic background radiation, “the echo of the big bang”, earned him a share of the 1978 Nobel Prize in physics.

  • 03:10 Ultrasonic Levitation

    Ultrasonic Levitation

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    Scientists can float objects in mid-air, using just the power of sound. Now, using ultrasonic speakers, they can levitate things with more control than ever before, moving small objects in three dimensions even with the whole array turned upside down. The

  • 03:54 Quantum ‘spookiness' Explained

    Quantum ‘spookiness' Explained

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    Quantum physics has never made much sense. Einstein never liked the idea that separated particles could influence each other - ‘spooky action at a distance’ - but a new variation on a famous experiment may have proved its existence once and for all. Natur

  • 04:14 One Photon’s Journey: Saul Perlmutter

    One Photon’s Journey: Saul Perlmutter

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    The story of the evolution of life on earth during one photon’s journey across the universe. Told by Saul Perlmutter, who shared the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe.

  • 05:04 Tumour Immunology And Immunotherapy

    Tumour Immunology And Immunotherapy

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    This animation created by Nature Reviews Cancer and Nature Reviews Immunology illustrates how tumour cells are sensed and destroyed by cells of the immune system and how tumours can evolve to evade immune-mediated elimination. Scientists are developing ne

  • 03:10 Neuroscience: Crammed With Connections

    Neuroscience: Crammed With Connections

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    In a piece of brain tissue smaller than a dust mite, there are thousands of brain cell branches and connections. Researchers from Harvard University in Boston, MA have mapped them all in a new study appearing in Cell. They find some unexpected insights ab

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  • 02:07 Graphene Kirigami

    Graphene Kirigami

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    Graphene is a one-atom thick 'supermaterial' with incredible strength and resilience. Kirigami is the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting. Combined, they could lead to a future of tiny mechanical parts and even mini machines... Find the full paper here:

  • 02:11 Huntington Disease

    Huntington Disease

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    Huntington disease is caused by a mutation in the HTT gene. Understanding how the mutation causes neurodegeneration might help researchers develop treatments that protect brain function. This animation describes the genetic defect that underlies Huntingto

  • 02:04 Popular A New Dinosaur: Flying Without Feathers

    A New Dinosaur: Flying Without Feathers

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    Birds evolved from dinosaurs – but it wasn’t a smooth transition. Plenty of creatures tried different ways to get into the air – like this newly discovered dinosaur species, Yi qi, unearthed in China. This pigeon-sized creature had elongated fingers that

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  • 01:32 Popular Injured Robots Learn To Limp

    Injured Robots Learn To Limp

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    Like most computers, robots are highly efficient… until something goes wrong. But could they learn to adapt to mechanical faults? Scientists have been deliberately sabotaging walking robots to see how fast they learn to cope. Read more on the story: http:

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    Five Reasons To Thank Plankton

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    For too long plankton have slaved away in obscurity, making the world a better place for generations of ungrateful humans. Until now. Find out how much you owe these little guys with Nature Video’s Five Reasons To Thank Plankton. For more videos of super

  • 03:04 Go Green, Go Driverless!

    Go Green, Go Driverless!

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    Would you get in a driverless car? Engineers think they could be safer and more efficient, but in this Nature Video we find out how they could be greener too. Great excuse to play with Lego! Read the paper in Nature Climate Change: http://nature.com/artic


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