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Triboelectric nanogenerators boost mass spectrometry performance
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Trials in humans near for antibody to block cocaine’s impact on the brain
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Effects of genes often influenced by network
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Bioinspired process makes materials light, robust, programmable at nano- to macro-scale
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What’s really in the water
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