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For the first time, a research team from the University of Cologne has observed the electron capture decay of technetium-98, ...

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A University of Tokyo team has turned organic molecules into nanodiamonds using electron beams, overturning decades of assumptions about beam damage. Their discovery could transform materials science ...

Penn State scientists have devised a new method to predict superconducting materials that could work at higher temperatures.

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