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Cosmic tango between very small and very large
Seismic waves help scientists ‘see’ chemical changes beneath a watershed
Controlling Streams of Liquid Metal at Room Temperature
Pristine air over Southern Ocean suggests early industrial era’s clouds not so different from today’s
Randomness theory could hold key to internet security
Rice receives NSF grant to boost STEM education
Teen Museum Educators Increase Engagement, Learning, in Tween Visitors
New cell profiling method could speed TB drug discovery
Smile: Atomic imaging finds root of tooth decay
Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature
Greenland bedrock drilling project to understand past, future ice sheet melting
Project to investigate digital ag’s impacts on rural America
Survey of rural Iowa communities will gauge pandemic response
New book explores maps as tools of political power
When many act as one, data-driven models can reveal key behaviors
‘Bystander’ Cs meet their match in gene-editing technique
What determines a warbler’s colors?
Study finds hidden emotions in sound of words
Bird droppings carry risk of antibiotic resistance
When imaging atoms, blurrier is better
Physicists win grant to continue Higgs study
Jellyfish-Inspired Soft Robots Can Outswim Their Natural Counterparts
Excess neutrinos and missing gamma rays?
Cartwheeling light reveals new optical phenomenon
Understanding of relaxor ferroelectric properties could lead to many advances
Rice lab’s bright idea is pure gold
Researchers helping to ready vote-by-mail system for November
Penn State-IBM partnership accelerates search for elusive neutrinos
Researchers control elusive spin fluctuations in 2D magnets
Researchers print, tune graphene sensors to monitor food freshness, safety
Black hole or neutron star?
Design method may boost semiconductor performance by better handling heat
Evergreen idea turns biomass DNA into degradable materials
Cornellian’s dairy waste startup wins NSF Phase II funding
Engineers work to keep power lines and bridge cables steady when wind storms blow
Excitons form superfluid in certain 2D combos
Stress-management strategies can boost health care teams during pandemic
New Approach to DNA Data Storage Makes System More Dynamic, Scalable
Platform empowers users to control their personal data
Bedrock type under forests greatly affects tree growth, species, carbon storage
That swing: Many systems hinge on ‘pivotal components’
Volcanic activity and changes in Earth’s mantle were key to rise of atmospheric oxygen
New tool helps nanorods stand out
Team makes tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulator
‘Artificial Chemist’ Combines AI, Robotics to Conduct Autonomous R&D
Complementary Mutations: A Rollercoaster of Scientific Discovery
Rewritable magnetic patterning: think tiny Etch
Exotic nanotubes move in less-mysterious ways