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David Beratan: Winner of the 2018 Biopolymers Murray Goodman Memorial Prize
The 2018 Biopolymers Murray Goodman Memorial Prize has been awarded to Prof. David N. Beratan.
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A Digital Coding Metasurface Controlled by Light [Video]
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