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Nuclear physics Research update Neutron detector to sniff out explosives New device could identify illegal substances inside vehicles
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Telescopes and space missions Research update Do cosmic rays cause climate change? Physicists put controversial hypothesis under further scrutiny
Transport properties Research update Physicists discover the ‘superinsulator’ Material found to have infinite resistance could be exploited to make “ideal” batteries
Nanomaterials Research update Physicists find new material for storing hydrogen Storage target for fuel-cell cars beaten by factor of two
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Read article: NASA science director quits Telescopes and space missions Research update NASA science director quits Alan Stern gives no reason for leaving role