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quantum gravity

Technology

Quantum-proof encryption may not actually stop quantum hackers

Cryptographers are scrambling to understand an algorithm that could undermine the mathematics behind next-generation encryption methods, which are intended to protect against quantum computers

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We live in a cosmic void so empty that it breaks the laws of cosmology

Space

We live in a cosmic void so empty that it breaks the laws of cosmology

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industrial lasers

Physics

Quantum 'supersolid' matter stirred using magnets

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Physics

Bizarre crystal made only of electrons revealed in astonishing detail

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lasers

Physics

Physicists created an imaginary magnetic field in real life

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Space

We finally know why Stephen Hawking's black hole equation works

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Quantum computer chip

Technology

Microsoft and Quantinuum’s quantum computer may be most reliable yet

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Claudia de Rham inside a virtual skydiving experience

Video

Claudia de Rham: In search of the true nature of gravity

Video

Physics

We've glimpsed something that behaves like a particle of gravity

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Physics

Most accurate clock ever can tick for 40 billion years without error

The record for the most accurate clock has been broken in an experiment with strontium atoms almost as cold as absolute zero, and it is twice as accurate as any predecessor

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Physics

The physicist searching for quantum gravity in gravitational rainbows

Features

Physics

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

Features

Physics

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

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Technology

Quantum memory device could stop unhackable networks from failing

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