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An alternative way to picture the standard model of particle physics

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An alternative way to picture the standard model of particle physics

The classic depiction of the fundamental constituents of matter fails to accurately represent their relationships and what is missing – here’s how to do better

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Why haven't we got useful quantum computers yet?

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Oxygen-28 has 8 protons and 20 neutrons

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Super-heavy oxygen hints at problem with the laws of physics

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Physicists create bizarre quantum Alice rings for the first time

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Maxwell's demon imagined by physicists really exists inside our cells

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IBM Quantum scientist Dr. Maika Takita in the Thomas J Watson Research Center IBM Quantum Lab.

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IBM has just made error correction easier for quantum computers

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Why Isaac Newton's laws still give physicists a lot to think about

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New Scientists working on Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment

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Muons are still behaving oddly, which could break particle physics

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From time crystals to wormholes: When is a quantum simulation real?

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From time crystals to wormholes: When is a quantum simulation real?

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Does space-time remember? The search for gravitational memory

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Does space-time remember? The search for gravitational memory

Detecting the permanent imprints left by colliding black holes would reveal a universe saturated with infinite symmetries – and narrow the possibilities for a theory of quantum gravity

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Newton’s first law appears to break down in the quantum realm

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Who is researching and shaping science is more crucial than ever

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Exotic pentaquark particle found at CERN's Large Hadron Collider

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Five of the biggest unanswered questions about the proton

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