Black holes in virtual reality
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The CYBATHLON Wheelchair Series to be held in Japan in May
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Japanese woodblock prints, albeit not considered ‘proper’ art, were very popular during the Edo Period. Designs often evolved over time and were printed in… Read more »
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Calibration samples to measure particle identification performance in the LHCb experiment
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