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Chemical mapping reveals the Milky Way’s spiral arms

Amit Malewar

Identifying regions of the Milky Way’s spiral arms that have previously gone undetected.

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The future of robotics: Muscle tissue that bends, twitches, and glides

Robotics

New study: Stretching spider silk makes it stronger

Science

Unlocking the secrets of atoms using light

Physics

A simple method to break down plastic using air moisture

Environment

QNodeOS: First operating system for quantum networks

Quantum Computing