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quantum physics

Physics

How Peter Higgs revealed the forces that hold the universe together

The physicist Peter Higgs quietly revolutionised quantum field theory, then lived long enough to see the discovery of the Higgs boson he theorised. Despite receiving a Nobel prize, he remained in some ways as elusive as the particle that shares his name

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Physics

Bizarre crystal made only of electrons revealed in astonishing detail

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Physics

Peter Higgs, physicist who theorised the Higgs boson, has died aged 94

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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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melting cubes of ice

Physics

Physicists have worked out how to melt any material

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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

‘Running of the bulls’ festival crowds move like charged particles

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Physics

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

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