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A particle accelerator was used to create lightning in a bottle by charging a spinning acrylic tube with high-energy ...

A team at UNIGE has uncovered a geometric structure once thought to be purely theoretical at the core of quantum materials, opening the door to major advances in future electronics. How can ...

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