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This is what makes the quantum world so strange and confusing

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This is what makes the quantum world so strange and confusing

Particles in many places at once, spooky influences and cats that are dead and alive at the same time – these are the phenomena that earned quantum theory its reputation for weirdness

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Q1: Photograph of the silicon quantum circuit being connected to a circuit board in preparation for measurement. (credit: Serwan Asaad)

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Using microwave beams could let quantum computers be small but mighty

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Google researchers made a time crystal inside a quantum computer

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Google researchers made a time crystal inside a quantum computer

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Google demonstrates vital step towards large-scale quantum computers

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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

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Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

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Portrait of the German mathematician Amalie Emmy Noether (1882-1935), c.1910

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LIGO mirrors cooled to near absolute zero could probe quantum gravity

Physics

LIGO mirrors cooled to near absolute zero could probe quantum gravity

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Quantum microscope can examine cells in unprecedented detail

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Quantum microscope can examine cells in unprecedented detail

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The Meaning of Meaning: Carlo Rovelli finds inspiration in rebellion

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The Meaning of Meaning: Carlo Rovelli finds inspiration in rebellion

Rovelli has been the source of some of the most intriguing ideas in fundamental physics. In this new short film, ‘The Meaning of Meaning', the physicist explains how a rebellious past has influenced his science.

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Physics

Carlo Rovelli’s rebellious past and how it made him a better scientist

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Quantum memory crystals are a step towards a futuristic internet

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An unhackable quantum internet comes with tough privacy questions

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Quantum internet: The race is on to build an unhackable online world

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