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To create the new material, the thin film is first deposited via a pulsed laser deposition process in this chamber. The bright “plume” you see is the laser that strikes the target and sets the material down. Credit: Martin / UC Berkeley By introducing defects to a common material, researchers …

© Courtney Pedroza / Reuters Dr. John Jones tests Morgan Bassin’s administrative assistant for COVID-19 at One Medical in Scottsdale, Arizona, on June 17, 2020. Courtney Pedroza / Reuters Classical symptoms of COVID-19 follow a distinct sequence, a new study has found. Patients usually start with a fever, followed by …

A beautiful, sudden onset of wildfires burning through California threatens to create cities and send stinging smoke across major cities and across much of the United States. It creates an epic composite disaster whose ingredients have been brewing for years. Firefighters have grouped some of the smaller fires in an …

As devastating wildfires tore through the Santa Cruz Mountains, officials reported Thursday afternoon that historic structures at Big Basin Redwoods State Park had burned to the ground. On Wednesday night, California State Parks issued a statement noting that the 18,000-acre park had “extensive damage,” but did not elaborate further. The …

Mayor Bill de Blasio bluntly said he “has no plans” to restore indoor dining in New York City, citing a link between indoor food and a resurgence of the coronavirus in other parts of the world. “Indoors, there’s no plan at the moment,” Blasio told WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” …