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These Violent Collisions Could Be Producing Dark Matter
A collision of two extraordinarily dense, collapsed stars in the distant universe is providing potential clues to the axion, a dark matter candidate first proposed half a century ago. The stellar remnants are neutron stars, the corpses that remain after massive stars collapse in on themselves. These dead stars are so dense that their electrons…
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Matter’s Latest Update Adds Support for Home Appliances, but Does It Matter?
Remember Matter? The smart home standard that was supposed to unify all gadgets in the connected home? It’s been updated with support for a bevy of connected devices, mainly home appliances. The update should help more third-party accessories work together in Google, Apple, and Amazon-led smart homes, provided everything is already Matter-compatible. Matter 1.2 supports…
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What to Know About the Much-Hyped New Superconductor Discovery
For over a century, scientists have sought a holy grail of materials: a room-temperature superconductor, a material that can carry electrical charges without resistance, which would revolutionise the energy landscape as we know it.
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Antimatter Could Travel Through Our Galaxy With Ease, Physicists Say
A team of physicists determined that enigmatic ‘antinuclei’ can travel across the universe without being absorbed by the interstellar medium. The finding suggests we may be able to identify antimatter that is produced by dark matter in deep space.