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Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los ...

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A joint research team from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory has achieved precise control and real-time observation of ...

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Motors and gear trains with micrometer dimensions and powered by light are fabricated using semiconductor lithography and ...

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