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Cardano

Physics

The Renaissance gambler who invented probability to win at cards

Jerome Cardano's gambling obsession spurred him to invent two of the most important theories in maths, laying the foundations of quantum physics

Features

Quantum computers could handle models that are too complex for us to run now

Technology

This qubit redesign may make it easier to make quantum computers

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matter artwork

Physics

What if the diminutive electron isn’t as small as it gets?

Features

A submarine

Technology

First underwater entanglement could lead to unhackable comms

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illustration of factory work

Technology

Atomic Legoland: How to build wonder stuff from the atom up

Features

Waves in water

Earth

Quantum gravity detector will use atom clouds to survey for oil

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Ada Lovelace

Technology

Time to bust the myth that Ada Lovelace was an overhyped aristo

Comment

Abstract pattern made from strings of light

Technology

Quantum cheques could be a forgery-free way to move money

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Mary Somerville

Health

Mary Somerville: Queen of 19th-century science

Features

Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

Technology

Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

The search giant is testing a 20-qubit processor, its most powerful quantum chip yet, and says it will be able to outperform ordinary computers by the end of the year

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Space

Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement

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Physics

Time, mass and custard provide the physics in The Earthworks

Culture

Space

The dreams our stuff is made of

Culture

Physics

A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind

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