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MIT researchers found that a hidden atomic order can persist in metals even after they undergo extreme processing. For ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have dreamed of seeing the hidden patterns that govern the motion of nonlinear waves—the ...

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Time crystals exhibit perpetual motion-like behavior when separated from external energy input, but scientists found a way to ...

In the quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe, physicists are revisiting a 150-year-old theory that could illuminate ...

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Novel and published data confirm that cartilaginous fishes (chondrichthyans) from many different clades share interesting skeletal features that are similar to bone, but some 'classic' chondrichthyan ...