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Winner and runners-up will be announced on 11 December
Topological-defect laser could be used to manipulate tiny particles
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Excerpts from the Red Folder
Neutrons and terahertz radiation used to track ions as dental cement hardens
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Royal Society meeting puts modern optics in the spotlight
Ultrafast measurement does not require ultrahigh-vacuum conditions
Read article: All-optical technique shines a light on electronic band structure
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Excerpts from the Red Folder
MAVEN spacecraft spots tiny particles surrounding Mars that could have an interplanetary origin
Read article: Mysterious dust and diffuse aurorae envelop the red planet
Energy is released by creating increasing numbers of tears in a balloon's fabric
Read article: Balloon bursts approach the speed of sound