New material with wavy layers of atoms exhibits unusual superconducting properties
MIT physicists and colleagues have created a new material with unusual superconducting and metallic properties, thanks to ...
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Carbon defect in boron nitride creates first omnidirectional magnetometer
Quantum sensor can detect magnetic fields in any direction and monitor temperature changes in a sample at the same time ...
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What makes gemstones so brilliantly colored — spoiler alert, it’s physics
In a previous color, we’ve talked about what makes things colored — the way objects absorb, reflect, or transmit light at ...
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UN watchdog says Russian nuclear plant 'extremely exposed' if attacked
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency ... in 1986 - lacks the containment dome and protective structure that is typical of modern nuclear power stations.
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UN fears nuclear incident possible at Russia’s ‘vulnerable’ Kursk plant after drone strikes
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi led the mission to the nuclear site after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed it came under fire following Ukraine's incursion ...
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The Battle of Kursk probably won’t result in nuclear weapons use against Ukraine. But Russian escalation vis-à-vis NATO can’t be ruled out.
The successful Ukrainian offensive in the Russian Kursk oblast started in early August has once again triggered speculation about possible Russian nuclear use against Ukraine. The situation resembles ...
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‘We were expendable': Downwinders from world’s 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story
The documentary tells the stories of those who lived near the Trinity Test Site when the U.S. government detonated the first atomic bomb and the Native Americans who worked in the uranium industry.
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Kursk nuclear plant is one of Russia's top atomic power stations
MOSCOW, Aug 22 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Thursday of trying to strike Russia's Kursk nuclear power station in an overnight attack. He provided no documentary evidence ...
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Mystery Structure Along Crimea Bridge Sparks Speculation
A structure being erected alongside the Kerch Bridge in Russian-occupied Crimea has raised questions online. Satellite images show what appears to be a secondary bridge being raised parallel to ...