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A shiny gray crystal called platinum-bismuth-two hides an electronic world unlike anything scientists have seen before.

China has set a new world record after testing a maglev train that reached 700 kmph in just two seconds on a 400-metre track.

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The Pentagon moved the USS Gerald R Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, to the Caribbean last month. Now, President ...

RIKEN physicists have discovered for the first time why the magnitude of the electron flow depends on direction in a special ...

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Three PPPL researchers have earned the prestigious Kaul Foundation Prize for their groundbreaking work in fusion stability.

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Nearly 200 years ago, a scientist named Michael Faraday tried experimenting to see whether Earth's magnetic field could help humans generate electricity for practical purposes. He concluded that ...