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The dearth of women in tech is nothing to do with testosterone

Arguments over the causes of the gender gap in STEM jobs rage on. It's not due to hormones or innate brain differences, says Lise Eliot

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Atomic clock

Physics

The most precise atomic clock ever made is a cube of quantum gas

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Cardano

Physics

The Renaissance gambler who invented probability to win at cards

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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?

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A submarine

Technology

First underwater entanglement could lead to unhackable comms

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Technology

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

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Quantum gravity detector will use atom clouds to survey for oil

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Ada Lovelace

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

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

Using IBM’s cloud-based quantum computer, researchers have shown that it’s possible to create ultra-secure cheques with quantum technology

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Mary Somerville: Queen of 19th-century science

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Technology

Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

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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

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