The detection and study of isotopes, atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, could expand the ...

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But last year, scientists demonstrated that quantum systems don’t always follow those patterns, finding a quantum gas that ...

Scientists from the Carnegie Institution have discovered that a previously unknown form of matter may exist in the depths of ...

A stretchy, mid-level layer of nanodiamonds allows the typically hard, brittle crystal to bend, not break, under pressure.

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A research university emphasizes entrepreneurial science—and spawns start-ups in fields as varied as genetic medicine, ...

Scientists reveal how pairs interact in superconductors and discover an unexpected quantum pattern that challenges current ...

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After two centuries of failed attempts, scientists have finally grown dolomite in the lab, cracking a long-standing ...