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A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The ...

Human perceptions hold the key to the future of solar geoengineering and other approaches to cool our warming planet.

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Cognitive neuroscientists at Brown University investigated one of humanity's favorite pastimes and discovered how people can ...

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) in Jena, Germany, together with international ...

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