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Plasmonic nanomachines use light-generated gradients to create local force, offering a design framework for controlled motion at micro- and nanoscale dimensions.

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Circularly polarized light has properties that make it useful in a growing range of technologies, from next-generation 3D displays to bioimaging tools that can detect signals deep within living ...

Historic file release: The Pentagon published 162 declassified UAP files, including Apollo and Gemini mission anomalies, as part of President Trump's PURSUE transparency initiative. Strange shapes ...

New molecular design unlocks high photoluminescence efficiency and improved stability, with potential applications in lasers, ...

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Computational modeling reveals how stretching and squeezing a diamond’s crystal lattice precisely tunes the dynamic quantum ...

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