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1. Loughborough University physicists create ‘the world’s smallest violin’ using nanotechnology

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2. Researchers Use Trapped-Ion Quantum Computer to Tackle Tricky Protein Folding Problems

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3. Simulation reveals emergence of jet from binary neutron star merger followed by black hole formation

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4. What gene makes orange cats orange? Scientists figured it out

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5. Humans used whale bones to make tools 20,000 years ago

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6. Passive cooling breakthrough could slash data center energy use

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7. MIT Physicists Discover Superconductor that Doubles As a Magnet

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8. RNA breakthrough sheds light on the beginning of life

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9. The lab of the future: An artificial superintelligence for biology

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10. A new iron compound hints ‘primordial’ helium hides in Earth’s core

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11. Quantum visualization technique confirms UTe₂ is an intrinsic topological superconductor

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12. US-led scientists discover new evidence on origins of intermediate-mass black holes

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13. Scientists Hit Breakthrough Moment: First-Ever Liquid Carbon Created With Lasers Sparks Fusion Power Revolution

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14. Nuclear fusion fuel could be made greener with new chemical process

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15. Alchemist's Dream Come True: Scientists Create Gold From Lead

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16. Brain-computer interface restores natural speech after paralysis

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17. World's first silicon-based quantum computer is small enough to plug into a regular power socket

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18. How Humanity Could Power Starships By Creating Artificial Black Holes

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19. AI-designed DNA controls genes in healthy mammalian cells for first time

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20. New Camera Trapping Study Reveals Large Population of Snow Leopards in India

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21. Scientists Create Ultra-Rare Hydrogen-6 Isotope, Defying Nuclear Physics

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22. Researchers ask industry to investigate future muon particle beams for electromagnetic weapons

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23. Chemical-based epigenetic reprogramming to advance pluripotency and totipotency

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24. New type of quantum entanglement discovered that will transform real-world technology

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25. Laser-plasma accelerator achieves 100 electron bunches per second

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