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More Informative Together Than Apart

The concurrent analysis of two measurements of a biochemical signaling network can provide more information than two separate probes of the datasets. Read More »

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First Light for a Next-Generation Light Source

The Linac Coherent Light Source, an x-ray free-electron laser at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, lights up for the first time after an upgrade that should allow it to deliver up to one million x-ray pulses per second. Read More »

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Self-Repelling Species Still Self-Organize

Catalytically active particles form clusters when they respond not only to their own chemical targets but to those of other catalysts, too. Read More »

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Breakneck Outflows from Earth’s Most Explosive Eruption

The 2022 eruption of a partially submerged volcano near Tonga produced ejecta that hurtled at 122 kilometers per hour—as determined by timing the ensuing rupture of a seafloor cable. Read More »

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Measuring Thermal Migration

The slow drift of microscale features on a surface reveals the force driving atoms from the hot to the cold side of the material. Read More »

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Striking a Balance for Quantum Bits

A demonstration that certain electron-transport processes can be tuned in a hybrid semiconductor-superconductor system could be useful for developing quantum computers. Read More »

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Experiments Support Theory for Exotic Kagome States

The observation of Fermi “pockets” in the Fermi surface of exotic superconductors provides a major step toward explaining some mysterious electronic states. Read More »

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Graphene Has Topological Phonons

New experiments reveal graphene’s exotic phonon spectrum with unprecedented detail and completeness. Read More »

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Handwritten LEDs Light Up the Page

Using a ballpoint pen filled with specially formulated inks, scientists have designed LEDs that can be drawn on everyday materials. Read More »

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