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    UC Davis Researchers Test "Tumor Glue" to Target Cancer

    The shape-shifting nanoparticles aim to deliver drugs directly to tumor sites while sparing healthy tissue.

    Concordia Researchers Develop Sound-Based 3D Printing for Microdevices

    New Quantum Material Harnesses Frustration for Unusual Behavior

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    UC Santa Barbara Scientists Bottle the Sun with Liquid Battery

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    Life Sciences

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    Physics

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    UCLA Launches SoCal Quantum Alliance to Anchor Regional Innovation

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    Nuclear

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    NNSA Chief Visits LLNL, Highlights Stockpile, AI, and Deterrence

    LLNL Director Kim Budil Elected to National Academy of Engineering
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    Space

    Einstein's Theory Reveals Why Two-Sun Planets Vanish

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    Chemistry

    LLNL Researchers Discover New Way To 'Cage' Plutonium

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