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NASA's Curiosity Analyzing Sample of Martian Mountain

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Gray cuttings from Curiosity's drilling into a target called "Mojave 2" are visible surrounding the sample-collection hole in...

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Cesium atoms shaken, not stirred, to create elusive excitation in superfluid

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University of Chicago scientists can create an exotic, particle-like excitation called a roton in superfluids with the tabletop apparatus...

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Cesium atoms shaken, not stirred, to create elusive excitation in superfluid

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University of Chicago scientists can create an exotic, particle-like excitation called a roton in superfluids with the tabletop apparatus...

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X-ray pulses uncover free nanoparticles for the first time in 3-D 'Super microscope' reveals unexpected variety of shapes

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This is a wide-angle X-ray diffraction image of a truncated twinned tetrahedra nanoparticle.

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Penta-graphene, a new structural variant of carbon, discovered: The unique structure of the thin sheet of pure carbon was inspired by pentagonal tile pattern found in the streets of Cairo

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The newly discovered material, called penta-graphene, is a single layer of carbon pentagons that resembles the Cairo tiling, and that...

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Rediscovering spontaneous light emission: Berkeley researchers develop optical antenna for LEDs

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Spontaneous light emissions from LEDs can be substantially enhanced when coupled to the right optical antenna, making them comparable to...

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Nanomaterials Used to Reduce Heat Generated by LED Panels

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Performance Drop in Solar Cells Prevented by Nanotechnology

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