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A technique to sift out the universe’s first gravitational waves
In the moments immediately following the Big Bang, the very first gravitational waves rang out. The product of quantum fluctuations in the new soup of primordial matter ...
Texas election challenge lawsuit 'could be a game-changer' at Supreme Court
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against battleground states Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin has "merit and precedent ...
Biden pledges '100m shots in 100 days' as he introduces health team
Joe Biden vowed on Tuesday to ensure 100m coronavirus vaccinations would be administered to Americans during his first 100 days ...
Republicans raise red flags over Becerra’s nomination to lead Biden health department
Senate Republicans raised red flags Monday over President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to nominate California Atty. Gen. ...
Observing the ultrafast motion of atoms and electrons
Photo-induced electron transfer is central to numerous physical processes, for instance in the magnetization of materials. ...
Los Angeles' new district attorney announces sweeping reforms on first day
On his first day leading the country's largest district attorney's office, the top prosecutor in Los Angeles County announced a series of sweeping criminal ...
Lloyd Austin: Biden picks ex-general as defence secretary
US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin as his defence secretary, US media report. ...
Quantum Tunneling Is Absolutely Bonkers, Here Is What You Need to Know
For the uninitiated, quantum physics is a branch of science that describes the particles that make up matter and the forces with which they interact. ...
How Biden's inauguration will be affected by COVID-19, Trump's absence
While running for president during the coronavirus pandemic, President-elect Joe Biden took his campaign online, scrapping large, in-person gatherings ...
UK prepares to give first Covid-19 vaccinations as the world watches
Britain's healthcare providers are gearing up to start giving the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, less than a week after the United Kingdom became the first Western nation to approve a Covid-19 vaccine. ...