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Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring ...

That low-frequency fuzz that can bedevil cellphone calls has to do with how electrons move through and interact in materials ...

You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light shining at it: Optical light illuminates a material's surface, ...