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Physicists describe a device that absorbs all incoming light.
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Researchers study how folds and other creases disappear.
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A mathematical analysis shows that random factors underlie the insects’ movements across the landscape.
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Physicists find a more efficient way to store quantum information in a crystal, a step towards super-secure quantum communications.
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Marine predators cruise the seas using fractal principles.
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