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New crystal forces magnetism into bizarre spiral patterns

Magnetism is usually taught as a story of straight lines, with field arrows marching neatly from north to south. In a lab at Florida State University, that picture has just been shattered by a new ...
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Expert says US should flag China's steel structures in Yellow Sea as example of 'grey zone' tactics

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. expert called Tuesday for the United States to flag China's installation of maritime structures in and around a jointly managed zone between South Korea and China ...
Ars Technica

Syntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rules

Researchers from MIT, Northeastern University, and Meta recently released a paper suggesting that large language models (LLMs) similar to those that power ChatGPT may sometimes prioritize sentence ...
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‘Good problem’: Success of new Crystal Lake café and market prompts city to regulate overflow parking

Crystal Lake has updated its street parking regulations in response to a new café that is bringing in more cars to a residential area. Lake Roots opened in November at 475 W. Virginia St. and features ...
The New York Times

Crystal Palace’s profligacy problem

Eddie Nketiah wasted a golden chance in Palace's defeat to Larnaca Harry Murphy - Danehouse via Getty Images For all that Oliver Glasner wishes to remain positive about Crystal Palace’s chance ...
C&EN

Efficient Molecular Crystal Structure Prediction and Stability Assessment with AIMNet2 Neural Network Potentials

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 ...
Phys.org

Scientists design superdiamonds with theoretically predicted hexagonal crystal structure

The brilliantly shiny diamond is more than just pretty; it's one of the hardest minerals on Earth, with a name derived from the Greek word adámas, meaning unbreakable. Scientists have now engineered a ...
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Crystal Palace’s problems should come as a warning to Everton

When Crystal Palace won the FA Cup in May last year, the European stage was at the back of their minds, but now that the prospect is here, there’s a chance they could exit from the UEFA Europa League ...
Yardbarker

Commanders' path to solving lingering problem just became crystal clear

Aside from wide receiver Terry McLaurin's contract chaos that's currently enveloping the Washington Commanders, there is another matter that needs Adam Peters' attention. And now, there is a clearer ...
KSTP-TV

Computer problem to blame for boil advisory in Golden Valley, Crystal, New Hope

A computer malfunction was determined to be the cause of the boil advisory in three west metro cities this week. The organization that oversees drinking water quality in Crystal, Golden Valley and New ...
Interesting Engineering

A clever glass trick fixes the decade-old photonic crystal laser problem

Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) is a promising technology that can completely revolutionize what lasers can achieve. Such a system can produce highly directional, bright beams with ...