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The Large Hadron Collider will be shut down, paving the way for a major upgrade, and perhaps its eventual, even bigger ...

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Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The challenge: the process seemed random and notoriously difficult to predict.

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A comprehensive guide to how the prequel echoed its predecessor — from blink-and-you-miss-them callbacks to major reveals about Sheldon's future.