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The leap second is dead. Long live the leap hour.
Timekeepers voted in Versailles to abolish the leap second, the extra second added 27 times since 1972 to keep atomic clocks in step with a wobbling planet. The replacement is patience: let the two drift apart, and fix it with an hour when it finally matters.
Versailles, France · October 18, 2026
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A voltage just taught graphene to switch its magnetism on and off
Cornell researchers have shown that applying a voltage to four layers of graphene slides the layers into a new pattern, flipping the material between nonmagnetic and magnetic states that stay put when the power is removed.
Ithaca, New York · October 18, 2026
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