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  4. Chemistry

    Could we make vibranium?

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  5. Physics

    Scientists Say: Neutron

    Neutrons are one of the main building blocks of atoms and have no electric charge.

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  6. Physics

    Experiments on ‘entangled’ quantum particles won the physics Nobel Prize

    Three pioneers in quantum physics share the 2022 Nobel Prize in physics.

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  7. Space

    Amateur astronomers reveal clues to a mysterious double aurora

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  8. Physics

    Scientists Say: Proton

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  9. Materials Science

    Let’s learn about diamond

    Diamond is born under extreme heat and pressure inside Earth and elsewhere in the universe.

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