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Springy ice seen for the first time may explain how clouds make rain

Clouds are made up of many tiny drops of liquid water suspended at temperatures below freezing, before they are penetrated by ice. Understanding this process better could help improve climate models

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New Scientists working on Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment

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Muons are still behaving oddly, which could break particle physics

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Superconductors can levitate above a magnet

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LK-99: Mounting evidence suggests material is not a superconductor

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'Demon' particle found in superconductor could explain how they work

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From time crystals to wormholes: When is a quantum simulation real?

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From time crystals to wormholes: When is a quantum simulation real?

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LK-99's creators claim it is a superconductor at room temperature and pressure

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Why it's so hard to tell if LK-99 is a room-temperature superconductor

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Gold nuggets - thin gold wafers can generate their own glow

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Gold flakes glow when they are bathed in light and now we know how

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Superconductors can magnetically levitate

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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵs race to test claimed room-temperature superconductor

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Swimming in certain positions relative to other swimmers can offer an advantage

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Swimming behind someone cuts drag by up to 40 per cent

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Room temperature superconductors could be transformative for science

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Room-temperature superconductors: Here's everything you need to know

Truly convenient materials that can conduct electricity perfectly have long been sought after by researchers, but their history is one of difficult experiments, theoretical puzzles and scientific controversy

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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

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Newton’s first law appears to break down in the quantum realm

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Exotic pentaquark particle found at CERN's Large Hadron Collider

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Five of the biggest unanswered questions about the proton

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