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Quantum experiment settles a century-old row between Einstein and Bohr

Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr had an ongoing rivalry about the true nature of quantum mechanics, and came up with a thought experiment that could settle the matter. Now, that experiment has finally been performed for real

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Why quantum mechanics says the past isn’t real

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Physicists have worked out a universal law for how objects shatter

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We may need a fourth law of thermodynamics for living systems

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Brian and Beatie - by Cecily Eno

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Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe discuss their new spacebound album, Liminal

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Quantum computer core. Light rays passing through the nanoscale crystal core of a quantum computer. Quantum computers, which are under development, are based on quantum mechanics and the principle of representing information in quantum bits (qubits) using quantum properties. This could involve optical properties of chemically doped crystals, like the one shown here. Quantum computing has the potential to massively increase computing power.

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An ambitious look at quantum physics is fun – but overdoes it a little

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People searching for quasicrystals in a surreal pink and blue landscape, reminiscent of a quasicrystal's non-repeating atomic structure

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Why quasicrystals shouldn’t exist but are turning up in strange places

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The forgotten women of quantum physics

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Static electricity can remove frost from windows using little energy

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Lumpy ‘caterpillar wormholes’ may connect entangled black holes

A mathematical model suggests that when a pair of black holes gets quantum entangled, this can give rise to a lumpy space-time tunnel between them

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The fascinating story of the ultimate cosmic law

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Quantum computers reveal that the wave function is a real thing

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The US is unlikely to test nuclear weapons, despite what Trump says

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Quantum-inspired algorithm could help reveal hidden cosmic objects

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