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Scanning electron micrograph revealing self-assembled superstructures (colored regions) formed by the surprising dynamics of molecules containing peptide and DNA segments. The superstructures are embe
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“close up photo of gray-eyed man” by Quinten de Graaf on Unsplash Some things I have learned about physics in the past few weeks 14 min read · Sep 22, 2018 -- On Facebook, I recently shared a video th
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MIT researchers have devised a way to grow single crystal GaN thin film on a GaN substrate through two-dimensional materials. The GaN thin film is then exfoliated by a flexible substrate, showing the
Charles Chu Sep 30, 2018 · 10 min read At age twenty-two, I spent two weeks drafting a list of all the things I wanted to accomplish before I turned thirty. I called it my Eight-Year Plan. At the time I was lonely, socially awkward, and dissatisfied, and the list was meant to be a cure for my…
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