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'Charged charmonium' confounds particle physicists

Mystery particle spotted in two different experiments

Physicist Kenneth Wilson dies at 77

Nobel laureate developed theory of phase transitions

Livermore slashes 10 per cent of workforce

Final 2014 budget to still face "uphill battle in Congress this summer"

Graphene circuit breaks the gigahertz barrier

All-graphene microwave circuits could be possible

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Mopping up carbon

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