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Nanocanyons in Multilayer Laue Lenses

Laue lenses

Red-rock landscape offers a window into the engineering behind precision multilayer Laue lenses.

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Cathedral to the Stars

Star clusters resemble a Gothic cathedral

Star cluster creates a cavern resembling a Gothic cathedral.

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Bacteria Models Track Evolutionary Dynamics

E. coli labeled with green and blue fluorescent proteins

Bacteria are used to track population growth and evolutionary dynamics.

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Jumping Robots Leap Ahead

View of jumping robot leg

A simple jumping robot increases our understanding of the mechanisms of jumping.

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Metamaterials Controlled with Light

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Metamaterials set in a solid-state relay similar to a traditional circuit board so that they can be remotely controlled by light.

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Quantum Simulator Crystal

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Tiny, single-plane crystal of hundreds of beryllium ions are used to mimic the quantum behavior of materials otherwise very difficult to study in the laboratory.

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