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Atoms on gold’s surface rearrange into a geometry that hinders oxidation, quantum calculations indicate. Without that rearrangement, gold would begin to oxidize in seconds, researchers report.
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Fundamental particles of light act as waves. If a photon’s wave were disrupted by a rapidly removed mirror, calculations suggest, it could create multiple new photons—up to an infinite number under impossible conditions, and with different outcomes depending on perspective.
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The unusual locomotion could one day help with robot design
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