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The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the…
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New technique could improve electronics’ energy efficiency by removing the microscopic flaws usually formed during…
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This HiRISE image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures a new, dated (within about…
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