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Radiotherapy trials shape future treatments of brain metastases
Studies presented at the ASTRO 2026 meeting provide new evidence that could help inform radiation treatments of patients with brain metastases
Scientists explain how a 300 TeV photon could reach Earth
A mysterious signal from a powerful gamma-ray burst may reveal how exotic particles and altered physics could let extreme radiation cross the universe
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Single-photon measurements confirm Richard Feynman’s vision of quantum mechanics
Foundational postulates of the path-integral formulation observed in the lab
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Calculations identify complicated consequences of removing a mirror
Miniature microprobe enables internal imaging of smaller blood vessels than ever before
A microprobe can navigate and image smaller arteries than previously possible, helping diagnose and plan treatments for vascular diseases
Dirty magnetite nanoparticles keep cleaning up dyes
Synthesizing magnetite nanoparticles directly in dye-polluted water gives them new surface chemistry that lets them adsorb different pollutants
Einstein’s equivalence principle put to two new tests
The theory of general relativity still holds, according to new space-based and laboratory experiments
Proton–oxygen collisions put cosmic-ray models to the test
CERN’s ATLAS experiment probes the extreme universe
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Illuminating, beautiful and disturbing: a photographic record of the Trinity atomic test
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Faster cryogenics speeds up quantum testing
A cryostat that can reach temperatures of 4 K and warm back up again within just two hours offers an efficient solution for testing the electronic components needed to build quantu...
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Impact of VC on high temperature cycling of LFP/Gr cells
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Microbes may survive at the Moon’s south pole
Crewed missions to the lunar polar regions must limit the unintended transfer of Earth life forms, say scientists
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Tiny biodegradable stars enhance drug delivery to the skin
Microneedle-coated polymer particles rubbed onto the skin increase the delivery of medication by up to 37-fold
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Spectacular image of the Shark Nebula wins Royal Observatory Greenwich prize
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Uncertainty and the random universe: a slide puzzle
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Changes in structure and ionic resistance of lithium-ion battery graphite electrodes
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