Key TakeawaysResearchers have built a compact X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) using laser plasma accelerators to generate ...

Lightning has captivated scientists for centuries, but despite extensive research, the precise atmospheric conditions that ...

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Quantum sensing has transformational potential across many areas of technology and science, most prominently biomedical ...

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