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Using gold nanoparticles to trigger sequential unfolding of 3D structures

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Statement on National Academies sexual harassment study

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Silicon provides means to control quantum bits for faster algorithms

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Scientists go deep to quantify perovskite properties

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Unexpected new dynamics for large DNA molecules in liquid suspension

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Capturing light in a waveguide array

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AI for nanoparticles

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Paving the way for safer, smaller batteries and fuel cells

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Researchers listen for failure in granular materials

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Engineers design color-changing compression bandage

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Scientists discover new magnetic element

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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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