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Rapid morphological change in an urban bird due to COVID-19 restrictions
Birds that hatched during and soon after COVID-19 restrictions had bills that resembled those of local wildland birds but returned to pre-Covid after pandemic restrictions were eased.
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Birds that hatched during and soon after COVID-19 restrictions had bills that resembled those of local wildland birds but returned to pre-Covid after pandemic restrictions were eased.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Rapid morphological change in an urban bird due to COVID-19 restrictions
Birds that hatched during and soon after COVID-19 restrictions had bills that resembled those of local wildland birds but returned to pre-Covid after pandemic restrictions were eased.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Birds that hatched during and soon after COVID-19 restrictions had bills that resembled those of local wildland birds but returned to pre-Covid after pandemic restrictions were eased.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Organ-on-a-chip: researchers develop new 3D printing method for tissue engineering
“Our approach uses a light-curable, self-assembling resin that forms sacrificial structures. After printing, we dissolve those structures to leave clean, precise microchannels."
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“Our approach uses a light-curable, self-assembling resin that forms sacrificial structures. After printing, we dissolve those structures to leave clean, precise microchannels."
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Organ-on-a-chip: S&T researchers develop new 3D printing method for tissue engineering
A Missouri S&T research team has developed a new light-based 3D-printing method that could speed up and simplify the process of making organs-on-a-chip — small tissue-like devices that are used for me...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Organ-on-a-chip: researchers develop new 3D printing method for tissue engineering
“Our approach uses a light-curable, self-assembling resin that forms sacrificial structures. After printing, we dissolve those structures to leave clean, precise microchannels."
news.mst.edu/2025/11/orga...
“Our approach uses a light-curable, self-assembling resin that forms sacrificial structures. After printing, we dissolve those structures to leave clean, precise microchannels."
news.mst.edu/2025/11/orga...
Samsung glucose monitors uses sweat to monitor blood sugar without a needle
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Smartphone based wearable sweat glucose sensing device correlated with machine learning for real-time diabetes screening
Diabetes is a significant health threat, with its prevalence and burden increasing worldwide indicating its challenge for global healthcare management…
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December 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Samsung glucose monitors uses sweat to monitor blood sugar without a needle
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MIT developed biomaterial gel that can guid never fibers to regrow, restoring sensation and mobility.
Tissium's flexible, biocompatible polymers conform to surrounding tissues, attaching to them in order to repair torn tissue after being activated using blue light.
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Tissium's flexible, biocompatible polymers conform to surrounding tissues, attaching to them in order to repair torn tissue after being activated using blue light.
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Ushering in a new era of suture-free tissue reconstruction for better healing
MIT spinout Tissium offers surgeons a new solution for suture-free nerve repair. The company’s flexible, biocompatible polymers conform to surrounding tissues, attaching to them in order to repair tor...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
MIT developed biomaterial gel that can guid never fibers to regrow, restoring sensation and mobility.
Tissium's flexible, biocompatible polymers conform to surrounding tissues, attaching to them in order to repair torn tissue after being activated using blue light.
news.mit.edu/2025/usherin...
Tissium's flexible, biocompatible polymers conform to surrounding tissues, attaching to them in order to repair torn tissue after being activated using blue light.
news.mit.edu/2025/usherin...
Research shows that swearing can increase physical strength and endurance
The technical term is the “hypoalgesic effect of swearing.”
“Swearing is such a common response to pain. There has to be an underlying reason why we do it,”
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The technical term is the “hypoalgesic effect of swearing.”
“Swearing is such a common response to pain. There has to be an underlying reason why we do it,”
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December 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Research shows that swearing can increase physical strength and endurance
The technical term is the “hypoalgesic effect of swearing.”
“Swearing is such a common response to pain. There has to be an underlying reason why we do it,”
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
The technical term is the “hypoalgesic effect of swearing.”
“Swearing is such a common response to pain. There has to be an underlying reason why we do it,”
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
Study: Most Top-Achieving Adults Weren’t Elite Specialists in Childhood
Examination of 1000s of adults across sports, music, academia and chess found that world-class performers—Olympic champions, renowned composers, Nobel laureates—often don’t excel early.
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Examination of 1000s of adults across sports, music, academia and chess found that world-class performers—Olympic champions, renowned composers, Nobel laureates—often don’t excel early.
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Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Study: Most Top-Achieving Adults Weren’t Elite Specialists in Childhood
Examination of 1000s of adults across sports, music, academia and chess found that world-class performers—Olympic champions, renowned composers, Nobel laureates—often don’t excel early.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Examination of 1000s of adults across sports, music, academia and chess found that world-class performers—Olympic champions, renowned composers, Nobel laureates—often don’t excel early.
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A new CO₂-based process enables the rapid synthesis of complex nanomaterials with up to 30 metals at room temperature, offering a scalable and environmentally friendly route for advanced applications in energy storage and catalysis
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CO₂-driven method rapidly creates complex nanomaterials at room temperature
A team of researchers at UNIST, in collaboration with the University of Cologne and Purdue University, has unveiled a rapid, sustainable method to create complex nanomaterials containing up to 30 diff...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A new CO₂-based process enables the rapid synthesis of complex nanomaterials with up to 30 metals at room temperature, offering a scalable and environmentally friendly route for advanced applications in energy storage and catalysis
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First-in-human clinical trial of personalized, biomaterial-based cancer vaccine demonstrates feasibility, safety, and immune activation
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December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
First-in-human clinical trial of personalized, biomaterial-based cancer vaccine demonstrates feasibility, safety, and immune activation
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Autistic people have significantly higher risk of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, stroke, and heart failure in a peer-reviewed study.
The authors underscore the importance of monitoring cardiometabolic health within the ASD population.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The authors underscore the importance of monitoring cardiometabolic health within the ASD population.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Autistic people have significantly higher risk of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, stroke, and heart failure in a peer-reviewed study.
The authors underscore the importance of monitoring cardiometabolic health within the ASD population.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The authors underscore the importance of monitoring cardiometabolic health within the ASD population.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
New materials could supercharge computer memory chips
Ferroelectrics could bolster “flash” memory in AI data centers and autonomous robots
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Ferroelectrics could bolster “flash” memory in AI data centers and autonomous robots
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New materials could supercharge computer memory chips
Ferroelectrics could bolster “flash” memory in AI data centers and autonomous robots
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December 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New materials could supercharge computer memory chips
Ferroelectrics could bolster “flash” memory in AI data centers and autonomous robots
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Ferroelectrics could bolster “flash” memory in AI data centers and autonomous robots
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AI conjures up potential new antibody drugs in a matter of months
Company finds candidates that bind to tricky proteins that deliver chemical messages in and out of cells
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Company finds candidates that bind to tricky proteins that deliver chemical messages in and out of cells
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AI conjures up potential new antibody drugs in a matter of months
Company finds candidates that bind to tricky proteins that deliver chemical messages in and out of cells
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December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
AI conjures up potential new antibody drugs in a matter of months
Company finds candidates that bind to tricky proteins that deliver chemical messages in and out of cells
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Company finds candidates that bind to tricky proteins that deliver chemical messages in and out of cells
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A refinery in a thin film
A thin polymer membrane can separate industrial organic solvent mixtures through reverse osmosis
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A thin polymer membrane can separate industrial organic solvent mixtures through reverse osmosis
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A refinery in a thin film
A thin polymer membrane can separate industrial organic solvent mixtures through reverse osmosis
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December 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A refinery in a thin film
A thin polymer membrane can separate industrial organic solvent mixtures through reverse osmosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A thin polymer membrane can separate industrial organic solvent mixtures through reverse osmosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Caltech Team Sets Record with 6,100-Qubit Quantum Array
Even with more than 6,000 qubits in a single array, the team kept them in superposition for about 13 seconds
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Even with more than 6,000 qubits in a single array, the team kept them in superposition for about 13 seconds
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Caltech Team Sets Record with 6,100-Qubit Array
The neutral-atom platform shows promise for scaling up quantum computers.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Caltech Team Sets Record with 6,100-Qubit Quantum Array
Even with more than 6,000 qubits in a single array, the team kept them in superposition for about 13 seconds
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Even with more than 6,000 qubits in a single array, the team kept them in superposition for about 13 seconds
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Bloodless Diabetes Monitoring
A thumb-pad sensor designed by researchers monitors glucose levels noninvasively. The circuit at the center of the device emits electromagnetic waves and measures energy absorption to determine blood sugar.
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A thumb-pad sensor designed by researchers monitors glucose levels noninvasively. The circuit at the center of the device emits electromagnetic waves and measures energy absorption to determine blood sugar.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Bloodless Diabetes Monitoring
A thumb-pad sensor designed by researchers monitors glucose levels noninvasively. The circuit at the center of the device emits electromagnetic waves and measures energy absorption to determine blood sugar.
news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/2...
A thumb-pad sensor designed by researchers monitors glucose levels noninvasively. The circuit at the center of the device emits electromagnetic waves and measures energy absorption to determine blood sugar.
news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/2...
Clascoterone Delivers Strong Phase 3 Hair-Growth Results - 539% hair regrowth
These findings will facilitate potential FDA authorization in 2026, establishing clascoterone as the first genuinely innovative pattern baldness therapy introduced in many years.
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These findings will facilitate potential FDA authorization in 2026, establishing clascoterone as the first genuinely innovative pattern baldness therapy introduced in many years.
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Clascoterone 5% Delivers Strong Phase 3 Hair-Growth Results | Dermatology Times
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals reveals promising phase 3 results for clascoterone 5% solution, showing significant hair growth improvement in alopecia.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Clascoterone Delivers Strong Phase 3 Hair-Growth Results - 539% hair regrowth
These findings will facilitate potential FDA authorization in 2026, establishing clascoterone as the first genuinely innovative pattern baldness therapy introduced in many years.
www.dermatologytimes.com/view/clascot...
These findings will facilitate potential FDA authorization in 2026, establishing clascoterone as the first genuinely innovative pattern baldness therapy introduced in many years.
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A newly developed, patent-pending device has shown remarkable efficiency capturing more than 99 % of plastic fibers in washing machine wastewater.
Inspired by the filtering anatomy of fish the team drew on species that have refined filtration over millions of years.
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Inspired by the filtering anatomy of fish the team drew on species that have refined filtration over millions of years.
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A self-cleaning, bio-inspired high retention filter for a major entry path of microplastics - npj Emerging Contaminants
npj Emerging Contaminants - A self-cleaning, bio-inspired high retention filter for a major entry path of microplastics
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December 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A newly developed, patent-pending device has shown remarkable efficiency capturing more than 99 % of plastic fibers in washing machine wastewater.
Inspired by the filtering anatomy of fish the team drew on species that have refined filtration over millions of years.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Inspired by the filtering anatomy of fish the team drew on species that have refined filtration over millions of years.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (RTP) has retracted a highly cited paper from 2000 that concluded that the herbicide glyphosate is safe for humans after concerns that the study’s authors hadn’t disclosed that Monsanto (RoundUp) paid for the work.
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Glyphosate study from 2000 retracted amid corporate-influence concerns
The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety
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December 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (RTP) has retracted a highly cited paper from 2000 that concluded that the herbicide glyphosate is safe for humans after concerns that the study’s authors hadn’t disclosed that Monsanto (RoundUp) paid for the work.
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Experimental vaccine protects against anaphylaxis in mice
Peanut-allergic humanized mice that received IgE-K after sensitization showed greatly reduced signs of anaphylaxis after a high dose of polyclonal anti-IgE.
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Peanut-allergic humanized mice that received IgE-K after sensitization showed greatly reduced signs of anaphylaxis after a high dose of polyclonal anti-IgE.
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Rethinking long-term allergy treatments: Experimental vaccine protects against anaphylaxis in mice
Researchers led by the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris, have developed a vaccine that elicits anti-Immunoglobulin E antibodies in humanized mice, protects against Immunoglobulin E-mediated anaphyla...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Experimental vaccine protects against anaphylaxis in mice
Peanut-allergic humanized mice that received IgE-K after sensitization showed greatly reduced signs of anaphylaxis after a high dose of polyclonal anti-IgE.
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
Peanut-allergic humanized mice that received IgE-K after sensitization showed greatly reduced signs of anaphylaxis after a high dose of polyclonal anti-IgE.
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A new study shows psilocybin reshapes brain circuits linked to depression by weakening rigid cortico-cortical loops that trap people in negative thinking and strengthening sensory-motor pathways that help restore cognitive flexibility.
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Psilocybin triggers an activity-dependent rewiring of large-scale cortical networks
Psilocybin reshapes brain networks through activity-dependent plasticity, including
a weakening of recurrent cortical loops that could underlie its therapeutic effects.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A new study shows psilocybin reshapes brain circuits linked to depression by weakening rigid cortico-cortical loops that trap people in negative thinking and strengthening sensory-motor pathways that help restore cognitive flexibility.
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Infusion of blood from young and old mice modulates amyloid pathology
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Infusion of blood from young and old mice modulates amyloid pathology | Aging
Aging | doi:10.18632/aging.206319. Matias Pizarro, Ruben Gomez-Gutierrez, Ariel Caviedes, Catalina Valdes, Ute Woehlbier, Cristian Vargas, Mauricio Hernandez, Claudia Duran-Aniotz, Rodrigo Morales
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December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Infusion of blood from young and old mice modulates amyloid pathology
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NeuroScale, a new decentralized, scalable neuromorphic chip architecture that act like brains
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A deterministic neuromorphic architecture with scalable time synchronization - Nature Communications
Current deterministic neuromorphic systems rely on global barrier synchronization to achieve reproducible results which limits their scalability as system size grows. Here, the authors present NeuroSc...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
NeuroScale, a new decentralized, scalable neuromorphic chip architecture that act like brains
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A reconfigurable photonic chip platform now enables light to be slowed by nearly 1,000 times on-chip, advancing prospects for integrated quantum memory and high-resolution photonic applications
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Reconfigurable platform slows lights for on-chip photonic engineering
Integrated circuits are the brains behind modern electronic devices like computers or smart phones. Traditionally, these circuits—also known as chips—rely on electricity to process data. In recent yea...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A reconfigurable photonic chip platform now enables light to be slowed by nearly 1,000 times on-chip, advancing prospects for integrated quantum memory and high-resolution photonic applications
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moking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health.
A 22-cohort analysis of 323,826 adults shows that even light smoking carries substantial cardiovascular harm.
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A 22-cohort analysis of 323,826 adults shows that even light smoking carries substantial cardiovascular harm.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
moking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health.
A 22-cohort analysis of 323,826 adults shows that even light smoking carries substantial cardiovascular harm.
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
A 22-cohort analysis of 323,826 adults shows that even light smoking carries substantial cardiovascular harm.
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Respiration influences how the human brain processes stimuli and retrieves memories.
Participants were better able to recall the words when the reminder cues were presented during or just before inhalation.
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Participants were better able to recall the words when the reminder cues were presented during or just before inhalation.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Respiration influences how the human brain processes stimuli and retrieves memories.
Participants were better able to recall the words when the reminder cues were presented during or just before inhalation.
www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu...
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
Participants were better able to recall the words when the reminder cues were presented during or just before inhalation.
www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu...
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
Studies of exotic materials called “strange metals” point to a whole new way to understand electricity
A theory that explains strange metals may force a fundamental rethinking of how electricity works in all materials.
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A theory that explains strange metals may force a fundamental rethinking of how electricity works in all materials.
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‘Strange metals’ point to a whole new way to understand electricity
Exotic materials with bizarre electron behavior could pave the road to revolutionary technologies
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December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Studies of exotic materials called “strange metals” point to a whole new way to understand electricity
A theory that explains strange metals may force a fundamental rethinking of how electricity works in all materials.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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A theory that explains strange metals may force a fundamental rethinking of how electricity works in all materials.
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