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Slime robot inside a model of the stomach

This Venom-like magnetic slime robot was a big hit in 2022

20 December 2022

A magnetic slime robot that drew comparisons to the Marvel character Venom could navigate through narrow passages and fix broken circuits
Collider Detector at Fermilab

The W boson gave particle physicists a major shock in 2022

14 December 2022

Physicists are still puzzled by a new measurement of a fundamental particle called the W boson, which doesn't agree with our existing understanding of the universe

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