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MIT researchers found that metals retain hidden atomic patterns once believed to vanish during manufacturing. These patterns ...

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MIT researchers found that a hidden atomic order can persist in metals even after they undergo extreme processing. For ...

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor ...

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Dying Light: The Beast added something the series has never had before: ranged weapons, and one of those ranged weapons is the bow. And you’ll need feathers if you want to craft the bow, arrows, and ...

Discover the physics behind stamps sticking to envelopes, from fundamental forces to Van der Waals interactions, explained concisely.

An engaging optical illusion challenges viewers to find the hidden number 1 amidst a sea of 7s. This visual puzzle tests the brain's ability to overcome pattern recognition and focus on detail.