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  1. Physics

    Thunderstorms churn up a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays 

    A thunderstorm seen in gamma-ray vision is a complex, frenetic lightshow when viewed from above the clouds.

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  2. Particle Physics

    Physicists just discovered the rarest particle decay ever

    The “golden channel” decay of subatomic particles called kaons could break or confirm the standard model of particle physics.

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  3. Physics

    X-rays from nuclear blasts could defend Earth from asteroids

    The X-ray pulses could deflect asteroids up to 4 kilometers wide, a new study suggests.

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  4. Cosmology

    How did dark matter shape the universe? This physicist has ideas

    Theoretical physicist Tracy Slatyer proposes new scenarios for dark matter and helped discover the Fermi bubbles.

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  5. Computing

    This engineer’s light-based computers take inspiration from the brain

    Physicist and engineer Bhavin Shastri is working to create the first photonic computer modeled after the human brain.

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  6. Quantum Physics

    Why this physicist is bringing thermodynamics to the quantum age

    Like a steampunk fantasy-world, which pairs high-tech with an old-timey setting, Nicole Yunger Halpern melds old and new science.

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  7. Materials Science

    A materials scientist seeks to extract lithium from untapped sources

    Lithium is an essential ingredient for batteries in electric vehicles but getting enough will become a problem.

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  8. Life

    This biophysicist’s work could one day let doctors control immune cells

    The Stanford biophysicist thinks that understanding the mechanics of cell movement could allow scientists to manipulate immune cells.

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  9. Particle Physics

    A neutrino mass mismatch could shake cosmology’s foundations

    Cosmological data suggest unexpected masses for neutrinos, including the possibility of zero or negative mass.

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