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Fibroblast cells. Immunofluorescence light micrograph of fibroblast cells. The cell nuclei are purple, actin filaments are cyan and microtubules, protein filaments that make up part of the cytoskeleton, are yellow. Fibroblasts are cells that give rise to connective tissue such as collagen, the main structural protein in the body. They are important in wound healing. Magnification: x500 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

Mind

Quantum experiments add weight to a fringe theory of consciousness

Experiments on how anaesthetics alter the behaviour of tiny structures found in brain cells bolster the controversial idea that quantum effects in the brain might explain consciousness

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An extreme form of encryption could solve big data's privacy problem

Technology

An extreme form of encryption could solve big data's privacy problem

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Physics

Bubbles give off weird light when popped because of quantum physics

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Neuromorphic chip

Technology

AI can create a computer inside itself to run another AI or play Pong

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Jim Al-Khalili: How to live a more rational, scientific life

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WB2XD6 DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules, computer illustration.

Technology

A computer made from DNA-coated beads could detect viruses in saliva

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Artist concept of a supermassive black hole

Space

Stephen Hawking's black hole paradox may finally have a solution

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Technology

Encryption meant to protect against quantum hackers is easily cracked

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Quantum computer on the blue background

Technology

AI efficiently fixes mistakes in error-prone quantum computers

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Do we create space-time? A new perspective on the fabric of reality

Physics

Do we create space-time? A new perspective on the fabric of reality

For the first time, it is possible to see the quantum world from multiple points of view at once. This hints at something very strange – that reality only takes shape when we interact with each other

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Physics

Quantum friction explains strange way water flows through nanotubes

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Technology

Quantum computers are a million times too small to hack bitcoin

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Technology

Meta is building the world's largest AI-specific supercomputer

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Technology

First fully programmable quantum computer based on neutral atoms

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