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In one of the rockiest years yet for science, Philadelphia-area researchers still managed to celebrate many wins. Here are five of them.

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Experiments show Josephson junction-like behavior can arise with only one superconductor, challenging the standard two-superconductor model.

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A simple explanation of dark matter and antimatter, how they differ, how scientists study them, and why both are important to understanding the universe.

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