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The LCLS-II electron gun in a Berkeley Lab clean room where it was assembled. (Marilyn Chung/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

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The world's ultimate X-ray machine will start up in 2023

The Linac Coherent Light Source II X-ray laser will be so fast and bright that it will allow people to create movies of atoms moving inside molecules

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Achieving nuclear fusion would be building on the shoulders of giants

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Achieving nuclear fusion would be building on the shoulders of giants

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How sounds from space are revealing otherwise hidden cosmic phenomena

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How sounds from space are revealing otherwise hidden cosmic phenomena

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It may be possible to traverse a wormhole and then send a signal home

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Lasers used to throw and catch single atoms for first time

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WALTER TOSTO COMPANY REPORT https://www.flickr.com/photos/fusionforenergy/52231537313/ Final assembly of Europe's sector 4 of the ITER Vacuum Vessel, Walter Tosto, Italy, May 2022.

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Unlimited energy from fusion became a more feasible prospect in 2022

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The strange physics of absolute zero and what it takes to get there

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The strange physics of absolute zero and what it takes to get there

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Collider Detector at Fermilab

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The W boson gave particle physicists a major shock in 2022

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How to beat your family at board games with quantum tricks

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How to beat your family at board games with quantum tricks

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National Ignition Facility

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Nuclear fusion researchers have achieved historic energy milestone

A controlled fusion reaction has generated more energy than was put into the system for the first time, bringing viable fusion power another step closer to reality

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Spectacular liquid fractal generated by a submerged spinning top

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Antimatter particles could cross the galaxy without being destroyed

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Nuclear fusion: Has there been a breakthrough and what will it mean?

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Why the laws of physics don't actually exist

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