These unique properties may be particularly valuable in tailoring the way light interacts with matter.

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Madame Curie pioneered the concept of radiation through her work with radium, and brought it to the awareness of the scientific community, vividly describing its unique properties.

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Other patents deal with the isolation of enzymes important for industrial processes, the isolation of cellular compounds that guarantee unique properties (such as resistance to extreme pressure and salinity) and the discovery of mechanisms ensuring resistance to extreme temperatures and toxicity, these extreme properties being of interest for both biomedical and industrial applications.

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