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A new technique for cooling neutrons has been pioneered in Japan and offers the promise of an intense source of ultracold neutrons.
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A new technique for cooling neutrons has been pioneered in Japan and offers the promise of an intense source of ultracold neutrons.
A new experiment at the Frascati laboratory's φ-factory is set to investigate the strange world of the hypernucleus.
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