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Scientists have detected the most powerful cosmic ray seen in more than three decades. But the exact origin of this turbocharged particle from outer space remains a mystery, with some suggesting that it could have been generated by unknown physics. From a report: The puzzling cosmic ray had an estimated energy of 240 exa-electron volts […]
Receive free Chinese economy updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Chinese economy news every morning. For investors and policymakers worldwide, China’s quarterly economic data is a starting point in decoding the state of the world’s second-largest economy, but the latest figures contained a puzzle of their own. The […]
GERMAIN ROUSSEAUX owns what looks like a very long and very narrow fish tank, minus the fish. At the bottom, in the middle, is a plastic ramp. When he switches on the apparatus, waves sweep along the tank and pass over the ramp, speeding up as they do so. This, he says, is a black […]
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