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How a Laser Fusion Experiment Unleashed an Energetic Burst of Optimism
Even scientists who were skeptical of work at the National Ignition Facility called the results a success. Source
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The Tech Cold War’s ‘Most Complicated Machine’ That’s Out of China’s Reach
A $150 million chip-making tool from a Dutch company has become a lever in the U.S.-Chinese struggle. It also shows how entrenched the global supply chain is. Source
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The Sea’s Weirdest Creatures, Now in ‘Staggering’ Detail
The bizarre life of the sea’s middle depths has long been a challenge to see, study and fathom. The creatures of that realm live under crushing pressures at icy temperatures in pitch darkness. The fluid […]
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A.I. Comes to the Operating Room
Brain surgeons are bringing artificial intelligence and new imaging techniques into the operating room, to diagnose tumors as accurately as pathologists, and much faster, according to a report in the journal Nature Medicine. The new […]