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A simple structural tweak has dramatically enhanced the colour clarity and stability of heavy metal-free blue quantum dots.

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From this route, the resulting exoplanet would be expected to share roughly the same composition as its parent star. ‘The ...

Assessing the risks posed by chemicals is a difficult and imperfect business that reaches well beyond the scientific realm.

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The herbicide glyphosate has polarised opinions for decades. And there are enough different ways to weigh the various ...