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Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth's moon.

A new ultrathin photodetector from Duke University can sense light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum and generate a ...

In old measurement data, two US researchers found a star that appeared "completely crazy." Apparently, there was a ...

Silicon-based technology brings fiber-like efficiency to a chip, showing strong potential for quantum computers, biomedical imaging and augmented reality ...

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Researchers at Politecnico di Milano and CNR-IFN have demonstrated all-optical logic operations in a tungsten disulfide (WS₂) ...

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The new method, which uses quantum dots, performs as well as or better than current infrared light sources while being much simpler to make. The scientists hope the breakthrough could lead to cheaper ...