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Researchers at Skoltech, together with a colleague from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working within the joint SIOM–Skoltech laboratory, have ...

A new review highlights exciting progress in atomically thin quantum materials where light and magnetism work together in ...

A race started by President Trump is leading to the rapid construction of new, experimental nuclear reactors. If they work, ...