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The week in Science
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Researchers connected competing impurity theories, observed macroscopic entanglement, generated measurable time from internal correlations, built a predicted two-dimensional quantum material, and tested black-hole energy extraction in the laboratory. The combined progress shifted quantum concepts toward observable and controllable platforms.
Early quasars challenged models of black-hole growth, while tidally locked planets gained a more plausible route to temperate conditions. Reusable rocket recovery expanded launch capability, even as lunar missions raised the risk of contaminating evidence about Earth's early history.
Researchers developed ways to program thermal radiation, redirect heat, and accelerate superconductor discovery while also identifying failure mechanisms in solid-state batteries and anti-tarnish behavior in gold. The shift was from finding useful materials to actively controlling their performance and durability.
Direct observation of seafloor spreading strengthened the evidence for active crust formation, while fossil analysis showed how warming and oxygen loss permanently reordered marine life after extinction. Together, the findings connected physical planetary change with biological reorganization.
The discovery of passwords, GPS coordinates, and private messages in millions of preprints showed that routine scholarly publishing can leak sensitive information at large scale. The problem widened science's infrastructure concerns beyond research results to the systems that distribute them.
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