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A grape, sliced nearly in half and placed in a household microwave, can produce a bright flash of plasma, the same high-energy state of matter found in lightning bolts and the surface of the sun. For ...
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Teachers say they want to equip high school students to drive artificial intelligence, rather than be mere passengers steered by chatbots.
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Nuclear waste becomes clean energy as Jefferson Lab's particle accelerators reduce storage time by 99.7% while generating ...
If you’re looking for fun (and surprisingly simple) science experiments to do with your kids at home, a new website created through a partnership between Penn State andDiscovery ...