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Edison wax cylinder phonograph

Distilled #12: Edison’s Record Player

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Sangeeta Bhatia

Interview: Sangeeta Bhatia

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Artificial leaf illustration

Can Science Build a Better Leaf?

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Jennifer Doudna at the 2018 Ullyot lecture

Interview: Jennifer Doudna

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Painting of William and Caroline Herschel standing in a study, surrounded by star charts and telescopes

Making Space for Women in Astronomy

Distillations Article
composite image of Mendeleev, Meyer, and their periodic systems

An Element of Order

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A giant leg, 35 feet high, advertised nylons to the Los Angeles area.

Nylon: A Revolution in Textiles

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