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Quantum memory device could stop unhackable networks from failing

A memory device that temporarily saves quantum information could become an important addition to quantum networks because it would allow users to salvage information if it fails to transfer properly

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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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Mathematics

Why science relies too much on mathematics

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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

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Physics

Quantum quirk explains why carbon dioxide causes global warming

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

Physics

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

String theory is widely considered beyond empirical investigation. But we could conceivably test it thanks to ancient particles called moduli, which might appear in astronomical observations, says theorist Joseph Conlon

Features

Physics

Quantum Cheshire Cat effect may separate a particle from its momentum

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Space

In a new era of astronomy, we're feeling for vibrations in space-time

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Physics

Why physicists are rethinking the route to a theory of everything

Features

Technology

Quantum computer uses a time crystal as a control dial

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