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Deciphering mass extinction triggers

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A classical gas of potassium-rubidium molecules is chemically reactive (top); when the gas is cooled to low temperatures, collective quantum effects suppress reactivity and enable formation of a stable, degenerate molecular gas (bottom)

Molecular Fermi gas

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No-slip grasping strategy for prosthetic hand user

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Science Translational Medicine | Feb. 20, 2019

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