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Microscopy advance reveals unexpected role for water in energy storage material

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Tunable diamond string may hold key to quantum memory

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Self-assembling 3-D battery would charge in seconds

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Researchers control the properties of graphene transistors using pressure

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Theory for one type of superconductor solves puzzle in another

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Mining for gold with a computer

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Custom silicon microparticles dynamically reconfigure on demand

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A designer's toolkit for constructing complex nanoparticles

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Atomically thin magnetic device could lead to new memory technologies

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Stanford researchers investigate behavior in quantum systems with a toy-inspired technique

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Yale physicists find signs of a time crystal

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Magnetic waves discovery informs brain-mimicking artificial intelligence

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UChicago researchers lay out how to control biology with light -- without genetics

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Breaking bottlenecks to the electronic-photonic information technology revolution

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Getting a better look at living cells

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Discovery of new material is key step toward more powerful computing

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Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy makes a window into the nanoscale

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Thin film converts heat from electronics into energy

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Quantum shift shows itself in coupled light and matter

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New sodium-ion electrolyte may find use in solid-state batteries

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New cellular insights in bone development

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Mirror, mirror

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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Diverse metals mix it up in novel nanoparticles

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Self-healing metal oxides could protect against corrosion

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NSF ‘supermagnet’ laboratory receives $184 million renewal

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Nanoscale alloys from elements thought to be incapable of mixing

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New plastic is as clear as glass, yet conducts electricity

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Argonne's powerful X-rays key to confirming water source deep below Earth's surface

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