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Solids sometimes retain a memory of their processing history, thus altering their bulk properties. New experiments demonstrate how to exploit this behavior in flowing systems.
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A new framework provides the key ingredients for understanding the fundamental relationship between a computational task with an uncertain run-time and the energetic resources needed to implement it.
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Researchers record the longest Rydberg-atom lifetime by placing strontium atoms in “circular” states, where the outer electrons move in planet-like orbits.
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