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Nuclear scientists devise an indirect method of measuring the speed of sound in matter created in heavy-ion collisions.
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State-of-the-art X-ray techniques found hidden damage in neutron irradiated silicon carbide, a possible structural material for future fusion reactors.
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Turbulent air in the atmosphere affects how cloud droplets form. New research changes the way scientists model clouds and, therefore, climate.
Scientists measure radioactive molecules at the extremes of physics.
Interactions of quantum “quasiparticles” demonstrate unusual fluid flow.
New concept would deliver continuous electricity while reducing cost and risk.
Microscopic features of neptunium dioxide control how contaminants dissolve in underground disposal of spent nuclear fuel.
