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Extremely close look at electron advances frontiers in particle physics

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Biomaterials with 'Frankenstein proteins' help heal tissue

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A new way to create molecules for drug development

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Clemson University breakthrough in self-healing materials detailed in journal Science

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Disorder induces topological Anderson insulator

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Record-setting scientist calls South Pole an ‘absolutely amazing place’

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2018-2019 NSF Distinguished Lectures in Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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'Fudge factors' in physics?

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Trapping toxic compounds with 'molecular baskets'

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A new path to solving a longstanding fusion challenge

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Supercomputer predicts optical properties of complex hybrid materials

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Scientists get the drop on the cell's nucleus

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Ghost objects in the sky

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VLA sky survey reveals first 'orphan' gamma ray burst

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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018

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HAWC: Microquasar SS 433 reveals the nature of the brightest lanterns of the universe

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Mountaintop observatory sees gamma rays from exotic Milky Way object

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Revolutionary ultra-thin 'meta-lens' enables full-color imaging

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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018

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NSO molding the future of solar physics research thanks to new NSF funding

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Shake, rattle and roll to high efficiency photovoltaics

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Polymer coating cools down buildings

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VLA discovers powerful jet coming from 'wrong' kind of star

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Shaking the swarm

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For CF lung infections, how well antibiotics work may be affected by pH, oxygen

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NSF announces new awards for quantum research, technologies

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Small modulator for big data

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Illinois team finds Wigner crystal -- not Mott insulator -- in 'magic-angle' graphene

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