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How faster-than-light explosions could reveal the universe’s secrets

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to understand the mysteries of neutron stars, gamma ray bursts and more

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Hints of exotic dark matter particles could be hiding in LHC data

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Making atoms self-magnify reveals their quantum wave functions

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Modular nuclear reactors sound great, but won't be ready any time soon

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What it’s like to run the world’s best dark matter detector

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Even in our digital world, materials still matter

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Should it be space-time or spacetime – and why does it matter anyway?

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Hottest engine in the world reveals weirdness of microscopic physics

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Physicist Frank Wilczek’s unique insights on the nature of reality

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Physicist Frank Wilczek’s unique insights on the nature of reality

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Physics

Nuclear fusion gets a boost from a controversial debunked experiment

A 1989 experiment offered the promise of nuclear fusion without the need for high temperatures, but this "cold fusion" was quickly debunked. Now, some of the techniques involved have been resurrected in a new experiment that could actually improve efforts to achieve practical fusion power

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Quantum device detects all units of electricity at once

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It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster

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We have detected a single electron with unprecedented speed

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Physics

Extremely cold atoms defy entropy and refuse to heat up

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