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In 2004, physicists reported something remarkable: they had isolated ultrathin films of carbon atoms using sticky tape alone, and found that the films had astounding properties. The finding would forever change condensed-matter physics.
We can anticipate many false claims, including alleged mass voting by non-citizens or ‘suspicious vans’ outside polling booths. We should quickly counter them.
Initially concerned about receiving the kind of backlash that Jeffrey Beall got for his list of predatory publishers, a computer scientist has now decided to put his name on his work.
Quantum technologies can help to defend nations, but they also threaten human rights and values. Their design and development need ethical guidance now.
Improving air quality by discontinuing combustion-engine vehicles would slash health-care costs in the United States, but the projected savings in rural areas depend on how the replacements are powered.
A neuroscientist scanned her own brain 75 times over a year to study the effects of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on the brain. Plus, we celebrate a hero of scientific research: C. elegans.
