Nature Podcast
13 February 2020: The puzzling structures of muddled materials, and paving the way for the quantum internet
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
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- Duration: 0:26:49
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This week, uncovering the structure of materials with useful properties, and quantum entanglement over long distances.In this episode:00:45 Analysing Prussian bluesAnalogues of the paint pigment Prussian blue are used in a variety of chemical processes. Now, researchers have uncovered their atomic structure. Research Article: Simonov et al.; News and Views: Ordered absences observed in porous framework materials08:17 Research HighlightsTeenagers’ natural sleep cycles impact on academic performance, and an extinct, giant rodent with a surprisingly tiny brain. Research Highlight: A teenager’s body clock can ring in school success; Research Highlight: Giant extinct rodent was all brawn and little brain10:49 Distant entanglementResearchers have demonstrated quantum entanglement between two points separated by 50 km of fibre optic cables. Research Article: Yu et al.17:17 News ChatThe latest on the coronavirus outbreak, and gene editing gets an upgrade. News:&n