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Physics

Physicists create formula for how many times you can fold a crêpe

When you fold a flexible material such as a pancake or a tortilla, its behaviour depends on a competition between gravity and elasticity

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Physics

Particle discovered at CERN solves a 20-year-old mystery

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Physics

Would aliens do physics, or is science a human invention?

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Fractal conceptual illustration of supersymmetry or superstrings. Supersymmetry (SUSY) is a particle physics theory that proposes a type of spacetime symmetry relating two basic classes of elementary particles: bosons, which have an integer-valued 'spin', and fermions, which have a half-integer spin. If supersymmetry is a true symmetry of nature, it would explain many mysterious features of particle physics and would help solve paradoxes such as the cosmological constant problem. There is only indirect evidence for the existence of supersymmetry, primarily in the form of evidence for gauge coupling unification. Direct confirmation would entail production of superpartners at collider experiments, such as at the Large Hadron Collider.

Space

A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist

Features

Physics

The mystery of nuclear 'magic numbers' has finally been resolved

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Physics

Backwards heat shows laws of thermodynamics may need a quantum update

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Time crystals could be used to build accurate quantum clocks

Physics

Time crystals could be used to build accurate quantum clocks

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Physics

Physicists warn of 'catastrophic' impact from UK science cuts

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Technology

Fast-charging quantum battery built inside a quantum computer

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Quantum simulation

Physics

Record-breaking quantum simulator could unlock new materials

An array of 15,000 qubits made from phosphorus and silicon offers an unprecedentedly large platform for simulating quantum materials such as perfect conductors of electricity

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Physics

The weird rules of temperature get even stranger in the quantum realm

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Physics

The universe may be hiding a fundamentally unknowable quantum secret

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Physics

A remarkable book on quantum mechanics reveals a really big idea

Culture

Physics

Engaging look at friction shows how it keeps our world rubbing along

Culture

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