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IBM Quantum System Two

Technology

Most complex time crystal yet has been made inside a quantum computer

Using a superconducting quantum computer, physicists created a large and complex version of an odd quantum material that has a repeating structure in time

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Reflections in a canal

Physics

We have a new way to explain why we agree on the nature of reality

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Illustration of nanoparticles

Physics

The edge of the quantum world just moved closer to our reality

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Physics

Chernobyl cooling systems have lost power but meltdown risk is low

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Embracing quantum spookiness: Best ideas of the century

Physics

Embracing quantum spookiness: Best ideas of the century

Features

New Scientist’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

Humans

51¶¯Âþ’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

Features

Our elegant universe: rethinking nature’s deepest principle

Physics

Our elegant universe: rethinking nature’s deepest principle

Features

The best new popular science books of January 2026

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The best new popular science books of January 2026

Culture

Physics

Ghostly particles might just break our understanding of the universe

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Technology

US to fire up small reactors in 2026 as part of 'nuclear renaissance'

Eleven companies are working towards an ambitious goal as part of the US Department of Energy's plan to fast-track the development of advanced nuclear reactor technologies

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Physics

A controversial experiment threatened to kill the multiverse in 2025

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Physics

Inside world's ultimate X-ray machine before it becomes more powerful

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Life

A ghostly glow was seen emanating from living things in 2025

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51¶¯Âþs build a window into the fourth dimension

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