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Claudia de Rham

Physics

The physicist searching for quantum gravity in gravitational rainbows

Claudia de Rham thinks that gravitons, hypothetical particles thought to carry gravity, have mass. If she’s right, we can expect to see “rainbows” in ripples in space-time

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How to wrap your head around the most mind-bending theories of reality

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How to wrap your head around the most mind-bending theories of reality

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Physics

Rethinking space and time could let us do away with dark matter

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Quantum memory device could stop unhackable networks from failing

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Physics

How one theory ties together everything we know about the universe

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Technology

D-Wave says its quantum computers can solve otherwise impossible tasks

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Technology

Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum computers

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Physics

Tiny magnet could help measure gravity on the quantum scale

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Cooling and storing aluminium cans

Physics

Odd quantum property may let us chill things closer to absolute zero

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Physics

A single atom could drive a piston in a quantum engine

In a quantum engine, a single atom can emit radiation that bounces around a reflective cavity and creates enough pressure to push down a piston

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Physics

The existence of a new kind of magnetism has been confirmed

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Physics

Quantum quirk explains why carbon dioxide causes global warming

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Physics

Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

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Physics

Quantum Cheshire Cat effect may separate a particle from its momentum

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