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AIASSE — Ab initio augmented structure solving engine

A key tenet of physics is that the structure, the spatial arrangement of the atoms, of any given material determines... Read more

Carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen are fundamental building blocks of the solar system, playing essential roles in the... Read more

Water continues to reveal unexpected behaviours under extreme conditions. In a recent study published in Nature, first... Read more

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