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A new study from the Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization suggests that tiny, one-sided interactions between ...

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The invention is a metamaterial, which is a material engineered to feature new and unusual properties that depend on the material's physical structure rather than its chemical composition. In this ...

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The team investigated tartaric acid (TA), a simple molecule with two chiral centers, to explore how early Earth's environment might have influenced the formation of homochiral polymers.

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In plants, the space between cells is a key battleground during infection. To avoid recognition in this space, a strain of the bacterial tomato disease Pseudomonas syringae manipulates plants by ...