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Read article: Black holes could act as cosmic supercolliders Astroparticle physics Research update Black holes could act as cosmic supercolliders Particles orbiting a black hole could collide at colossal energies, generating collision products that may offer valuable insights for particle physics
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Read article: Switchable metasurfaces deliver stronger light control Advanced materials Research update Switchable metasurfaces deliver stronger light control Optimizing the geometric parameters of polymer nanoantenna arrays significantly improves the performance of optical metasurfaces
Read article: New ‘telescope-microscope’ detects extremely low levels of light Microscopy Research update New ‘telescope-microscope’ detects extremely low levels of light Quantum image sensor-based device could be used to observe living cells