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Scientists reveal for the first time the atomic structure of liquid carbon, key to exoplanets and nuclear fusion.

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Transport properties near the Dirac point in graphene are expected to be determined by quantum many-body interactions between relativistic electrons. Experiments now show that the flow of charge and ...

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Abstract: Increasing complex driving scenarios inevitably expose autonomous vehicles to intricate nonconvex challenges, which are usually simplified or even ignored by current research, leading to ...

Stellar image: The winning image captures the core of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) in exceptional detail (courtesy: Weitang Liang, Qi Yang, Chuhong Yu) Photographers Weitang Liang, Qi Yang and Chuhong ...