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The closest planet to our sun, Mercury, experiences extreme temperature variations. Since the planet has no atmosphere to ...

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IN 1924, Prince Louis de Broglie put forward the thesis that all material particles, and in particular electrons, have properties analogous to those of a train of waves. This view, which is now ...

A new imaging technique uncovers how electronic patterns in quantum materials evolve unevenly across space and temperature.

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Hertha Sponer (1895-1968) was a German physicist and quantum chemist, best known for her work in spectroscopy and her decades ...

The discovery of age or precipitation hardening in metals, a phenomenon that I have relied on over the years as a cyclist, is ...

For decades, astronomers have been puzzled by strange “zebra stripe” patterns in radio waves from the Crab Pulsar — bright bands separated by complete darkness. Now, new research suggests the answer ...

Researchers have captured a bacterial enzyme in the act of encircling collagen and pulling a single strand through its ...

Unlocking the secrets of plant-based foods, Dr Kevin Nott at Oxford Instruments shows how TD-NMR helps scientists understand ...