{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/d4722aa2-2944-483d-9e3f-2e31613e6f70?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"13 February 2020: The puzzling structures of muddled materials, and paving the way for the quantum internet","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/61b9f40a77010000158180dc.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>This week, uncovering the structure of materials with useful properties, and quantum entanglement over long distances.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:45 Analysing Prussian blues</strong></p><p>Analogues of the paint pigment Prussian blue are used in a variety of chemical processes. Now, researchers have uncovered their atomic structure.&nbsp;<em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1980-y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Simonov et al.</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>News and Views:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00329-5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ordered absences observed in porous framework materials</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>08:17 Research Highlights</strong></p><p>Teenagers’ natural sleep cycles impact on academic performance, and an extinct, giant rodent with a surprisingly tiny brain.&nbsp;<em>Research Highlight:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"http://nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00375-z\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A teenager’s body clock can ring in school success</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>Research Highlight:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00376-y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Giant extinct rodent was all brawn and little brain</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>10:49 Distant entanglement</strong></p><p>Researchers have demonstrated quantum entanglement between two points separated by 50 km of fibre optic cables.&nbsp;<em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1976-7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Yu et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>17:17 News Chat</strong></p><p>The latest on the coronavirus outbreak, and gene editing gets an upgrade.&nbsp;<em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00154-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Coronavirus: latest news on spreading infection</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00340-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Super-precise CRISPR tool enhanced by enzyme engineering</em></a></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}