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Transport properties Research update Dirac Medal goes to condensed matter physicists Prize recognizes work of Sam Edwards at Cambridge and Patrick Lee at MIT
Structure and dynamics Research update Hydrogen result causes controversy Does hydrogen contain a previously unknown "hydrino" state that could be used as new source of energy?
Structure and dynamics Research update How do solids melt? Colloid crystals shed new light on the transition from solid to liquid
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Structure and dynamics Research update Unnatural look for nickel Physicists grow new phase of metal with mysterious magnetic properties