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  1. Illustration of two black spheres orbiting in a grid with ripples that represent gravidational waves
    Physics

    Scientists have two ways to spot gravitational waves. Here are some other ideas

    From lasers in space to falling atoms on Earth, researchers are cooking up ways to sense gravitational waves that current methods can’t detect.

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  2. An illustrated image of oxygen-28 on a green background just after 4 blue neutrons have fallen away.
    Particle Physics

    Scientists finally detected oxygen-28. Its instability surprised them

    The elusive isotope was predicted to be very stable, thanks to “magic” numbers of neutrons and protons. It fell apart almost immediately.

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  3. In a black and white photo, Emma Rotor is show from the shoulders up with a smirk expression.
    Physics

    Filipino math teacher Emma Rotor helped develop crucial WWII weapons tech

    Devoted wife of a famed Filipino writer, Emma Unson Rotor worked on the proximity fuze at a U.S. agency in the 1940s.

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  4. A diamond anvil crunches a material viewed through a microscope.
    Physics

    Superconductor research surges forward despite controversy over stunning claims

    After retractions from Ranga Dias’ group, high-pressure physicists are feeling the squeeze, fearing the controversy will tarnish other research.

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  5. A photo of an EMI brain scanner.
    Health & Medicine

    50 years ago, X-rays provided an unprecedented look inside the brain

    CT scans can now image the whole body and are even used in other scientific fields such as archaeology, zoology and physics.

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  6. Pieces of soap made from plastic waste are displayed against a blue background. The soap has the color and reflectiveness of beeswax and is cut in various shapes, including a star, a moon and playing card suits.
    Chemistry

    Chemists turned plastic waste into tiny bars of soap

    Researchers developed a process to turn plastic waste into surfactants, the key ingredients in dozens of products, including soap.

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  7. An illustration of a clump of iron oxide nanoparticles, illustrated in orange, coated with phosphonic acid, illustrated in gray. While a collection of green estrogen bits are scattered around.
    Chemistry

    Magnetic ‘rusty’ nanoparticles pull estrogen out of water

    Iron oxide particles adorned with “sticky” molecules trap estrogen in water, possibly limiting the hormone’s harmful effects on aquatic life.

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  8. Eliud Kipchoge spreads his arms in jubilation as he finishes a sub 2 hour unofficial marathon in Vienna.
    Physics

    How to run a marathon in under two hours

    Running between other people reduces air resistance. A new study identifies optimal positioning of such drafting formations. Watch out, marathon records.

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  9. A photo of the doughnut-shaped magnet that was used with the Muon g-2 experiment.
    Particle Physics

    There’s a new measurement of muon magnetism. What it means isn’t clear

    The measurement, from the Muon g−2 experiment, is the most precise yet. But recent theoretical predictions are a bit muddled.

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