Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...

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Nature staff discuss an AI tool that can assess the impact of 9 billion mutations — plus, how the Bunsen burner’s reputation for sterilization might be based on tradition alone.

To monitor the amount and type of nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities, scientists look for a special signal—the unique pattern of gamma rays emitted by specific radioactive ...