The race is on to build the world’s most important machine
Few would expect the future of artificial intelligence to depend on Eindhoven, a quiet Dutch town. Yet just beyond its ...
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Chemical reaction results in ‘remarkable’ swirling patterns on germanium surface
A ‘stunning’ series of microscopic patterns produced by metal-catalysed etching of the surface of a germanium wafer has been captured after a sample was accidentally left out overnight. When viewed ...
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Never-Before-Seen: UCLA Physicists Discover Mysterious Spiral Patterns on Solid Surfaces
A curiosity about tiny dots on a germanium wafer with metal films led to the discovery of intricate spiral patterns etched by a chemical reaction. Further experiments revealed that these patterns ...