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2D materials are widely seen as a promising path toward better computer chips. Researchers at TU Wien have now shown that ...

Breakthrough could aid radioactive pollution clean-ups and allow for uranium ion extraction from seawater to power nuclear ...

A research university emphasizes entrepreneurial science—and spawns start-ups in fields as varied as genetic medicine, ...

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N ASA is planning a pretty neat experiment for later this year, setting deliberate fires whilst on the surface of the Moon, ...

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A new artificial muscle can change shape, repair damage, and be reused, bringing a major shift in how robots are built and used.