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Scientists have spent two centuries trying to grow dolomite in a lab, and failing every single time. That streak is finally ...

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

NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced Dr. Tetsuomi Sogawa as the new director of its Physics & Informatics (PHI) Lab. Sogawa will assume his new role on May 1 and continue ...

The Crystal Beams Event was added to Grow a Garden on July 19, 2025, as part of the Zen Update. Unlike many other events, this requires some interaction, so you'll need to pay attention to benefit ...

MIT physicists have synthesized a new family of bulk crystals whose electrons behave as though they move in an effectively four-dimensional “superspace,” rather than being fully described by the three ...

Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on replication in ...