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quantum physics

Physics

Record broken for the coldest temperature reached by large molecules

Four-atom molecules glued together by microwaves have broken the record for being the most complicated molecule to reach temperatures just billionths of a degree away from absolute zero

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A bold new take on quantum theory could reveal how reality emerges

Physics

A bold new take on quantum theory could reveal how reality emerges

Features

Physics

Heating and cooling seem to be fundamentally different, not opposites

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Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

Mind

Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

Features

Physics

51¶¯Âþs created a ‘giant quantum vortex’ that mimics a black hole

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The thermodynamic computer

Technology

First 'thermodynamic computer' uses random noise to calculate

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The top 10 movies about the multiverse according to a physicist

Comment

The top 10 movies about the multiverse according to a physicist

Culture

Technology

First unhackable shopping transactions carried out on quantum internet

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A black hole in space

Space

‘Islands’ poking out of black holes may solve the information paradox

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What the mathematics of knots reveals about the shape of the universe

Mathematics

What the mathematics of knots reveals about the shape of the universe

Knot theory is linked to many other branches of science, including those that tell us about the cosmos

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Comment

Molecular Storms review: Unsung physics helps unpick life's complexity

Culture

Physics

Supernova neutrinos could break physics – if we can make sense of them

Features

Chemistry

Strange material made of soap could be used for photosynthesis

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Physics

Quantum state of matter made with 'dipolar' molecules for first time

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