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Why quasicrystals shouldn’t exist but are turning up in strange places

Why quasicrystals shouldn’t exist but are turning up in strange places

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In autumn 1945, Lincoln LaPaz crouched over a patch of scorched ground in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New ...

Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel bandleader and longtime friend, dies

Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel bandleader and longtime friend, dies

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Cleto Escobedo III, bandleader of Cleto and the Cletones, house band “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” died. The musician and longtime friend ...

New recycling method turns Teflon into toothpaste fluoride

New recycling method turns Teflon into toothpaste fluoride

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Get the daily Popular Science newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips delivered every weekday. A common coating known as Teflon ...

Dangerous ‘nitazene’ opioids are on the rise: researchers are worried

Dangerous ‘nitazene’ opioids are on the rise: researchers are worried

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The number of sales of nitazines on the dark web has increased, while the amount of fentanyl (pictured) has decreased.Photo: ...

Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on molecular architecture

Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on molecular architecture

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Susum Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yagi are winners of the Nobel Prize of 2025 in chemistry Jonathan Nakstrad/AFP via ...

The mystery of highly reactive oxygen has finally been solved

The mystery of highly reactive oxygen has finally been solved

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Highly reactive oxygen can form in mitochondria in our cells Katryna Kon/Spl/Alamy After several decades, researchers finally get an understanding ...