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Jordan Roach uses a Raman microscope to examine a sample of U3O8 affixed to carbon tape on an aluminum stub. Roach uses Raman ...

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For decades, astronomers have been puzzled by strange “zebra stripe” patterns in radio waves from the Crab Pulsar — bright bands separated by complete darkness. Now, new research suggests the answer ...