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Solid state physics: Quantum matter stuck in unrest

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Schematic illustration of the experiment. An initial density modualtion is imprinted onto the ultracold atoms held in the optical lattice...

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California 'Rain Debt' Equal to Average Full Year of Precipitation

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California's accumulated precipitation "deficit" from 2012 to 2014 shown as a percent change from the 17-year average...

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Cassiopeia's Hidden Gem: The Closest Rocky, Transiting Planet - See more at: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2015-16#sthash.pu3NYnHQ.dpuf

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Spintronics: Molecules stabilizing magnetism: Organic molecules fixing the magnetic orientation of a cobalt surface/ building block for a compact and low-cost storage technology/ publication in Nature Materials

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The magnetic moments of the three organic molecules and the cobalt surface align very stably relative to each other.

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Unlocking the Rice Immune System

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Rice is a staple for half the world’s population and the model plant for grass-type biofuel feedstocks...

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Spintronics: Molecules stabilizing magnetism: Organic molecules fixing the magnetic orientation of a cobalt surface/ building block for a compact and low-cost storage technology/ publication in Nature Materials

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The magnetic moments of the three organic molecules and the cobalt surface align very stably relative to each other.

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UK and South African Space Agencies to increase collaboration

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South Africa pictured from space.

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NASA’s New Horizons Team Finds Haze, Flowing Ice on Pluto

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Backlit by the sun, Pluto’s atmosphere rings its silhouette like a luminous halo in this...

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