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Light sometimes appears to be "dragged" by the motion of the medium through which it is traveling. This phenomenon, referred ...

This channel electron multiplier amplifies the faint signals generated in some types of mass spectrometry and other precision analytical techniques. Electrons are focused into the curved device, where ...

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"Each new detection brings us closer to understanding the origins of complex organic chemistry in the universe — and perhaps, ...