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Transport properties Research update Negative resistance found in 2D electron gas Device could be a source of terahertz radiation for communications
Gravity Research update Black hole shrinks braneworld dimensions Tests of Newton's law may have to be more stringent
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Read article: Laser pioneer dies Lasers Research update Laser pioneer dies Physicist Theodore Maiman, who built the world's first laser, has died at the age of 79
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Mathematical physics Research update Speckles expose magnet’s noisy secrets Domain fluctuations persist at 4 K