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Physicists at Peking University have uncovered a new way to confine light far beyond conventional limits — without relying on ...

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It isn't easy harnessing the power of waves in the sea to generate electricity, but a Spanish engineering firm is giving it ...

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An ambitious, essential portrait of an African American family in turmoil comes to vivid life in the hands of writer-director Trey Edward Shults and his gifted ensemble. In classical Hollywood cinema, ...