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Physicists offer explanation for diverse galaxy rotations

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In step toward 'controlling chemistry,' physicists create a new type of molecule, atom by atom

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Researchers set record for fastest light pulse

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Primordial black holes may have helped to forge heavy elements

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World's smallest neutrino detector observes elusive interactions of particles

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World's smallest neutrino detector finds big physics fingerprint

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'Perfect liquid' quark-gluon plasma is the most vortical fluid

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Ultracold molecules hold promise for quantum computing

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Simulation reveals universal signature of chaos in ultracold reactions

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Study reveals ways in which cells feel their surroundings

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One billion suns: World's brightest laser sparks new behavior in light

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Probing the magnetic universe

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Shaking Schroedinger's cat

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RIT study suggests dying stars give newborn black holes a swift kick

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LIGO detects third black hole merger

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RIT's black hole computer simulations help ID third gravitational wave LSC announces newest findings

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Gravitational waves detected a third time

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LIGO detects gravitational waves for third time

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Researchers create interactive touchscreen for dolphins

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Genetic mutation trade-offs lead to parallel evolution

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World’s most sensitive dark matter detector releases first results

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Entropy landscape sheds light on quantum mystery

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NSF-funded chemical engineer explains oxygen mystery on comets

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Biology's need for speed tolerates a few mistakes

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Ultracold atom waves may shed light on rogue ocean killers

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New ALICE experiment results show novel phenomena in proton collisions

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Washington State University physicists create 'negative mass'

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Nanopores could map small changes in DNA that signal big shifts in cancer

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