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Inside the Coronavirus: A 3D Interactive (Scientific American)
A stunning, highly detailed visualization of how SARS-CoV2 invades cells and defends itself against the body's immune response.
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Model of a CRISPR-associated protein complex called Cascade. Bacteria use such molecules to target invading viruses. Read More
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How I Became a Poker Champion in One Year (The Atlantic)
Today's poker is ruled by game theory and quantitative analysis, but in this book excerpt, Maria Konnikova describes how she became a world champion by relying heavily on an old-school psychological style.
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Twisted Metal Serves as New Platform to Study Superconductivity and Other Exotic Phenomena (Max Planck Institute)
The twisted bilayer transition metal called dichalcogenide WSe2 enables the realization of exotic correlated phenomena, including high-temperature superconductivity, in a controlled manner and without the geometrical restriction found in twisted bilayer graphene.
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New Connections Between Quantum Computing and Machine Learning in Computational Chemistry (IBM Research Blog)
Quantum computing and machine learning — It is natural to seek connections between these two emerging approaches to computing, in the hope of reaping multiple benefits. The search for connecting links has just started, but a lot of potential is already emerging in this wild, unexplored territory.
