materials science
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Now There’s A Better Way To Image Crystals With X-Ray Lasers
There is now a better way to image the internal structure of biological molecules at the atomic scale, using powerful X-ray lasers. This could eventually lead to important new innovations in clean energy technologies and drug development, among other uses.
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Physicists Appear To Be Closing In On An Elusive State Of Metallic Hydrogen
Hydrogen, that most simple of elements, is a gas — at least at the typical temperatures and pressures found here on Earth. But many scientists believe it it could exist in liquid metal form in the cores of gas giant planets like Jupiter, and physicists have been hunting for a solid metallic phase for the…
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Watch How Particles Come Together To Jam A Hopper
It’s like the Avengers of inefficiency. Particles from different locations, having undergone vastly different journeys, all assemble, for one moment, to work as a group to jam up a hopper.
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The Future Will Be Full Of Mushroom Batteries
The portabello mushroom: Great with grilled onions and ketchup, sure, but this fungus can do a lot more than console vegetarians at barbecues. In the future, the humble portabello mushroom might power everything from our smartphones to our cars.