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There is no such thing on Earth: the alien mineral has unique physical properties

News Science and space 08-18-2025 comment
In a new study, an international team of researchers described unusual properties sample silicon tridymite — an extraterrestrial form of silicon dioxide, obtained from a meteorite that fell in Germany in 1724. 

Self-washing windows: China has learned to clean glass with an electric field

News Technologies 08-04-2025 comment
Chinese scientists from Zhejiang University has developed a self-cleaning glass using an electric field to dust removal and other particles from the surface. 

Dust-free and glare-free smartphone screens — scientists create «super sapphire»

News Technologies 03-25-2025 comment
Developers from the University of Texas at Austin have created new nanostructures sapphire-based, impervious to dust, glare and fogging, while remaining durable.

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