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An aerial view taken on October 31, 2020, in Izmir shows Rescue workers searching for survivors in a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece. - A powerful earthquake hit Turkey and Greece on October 30, killing at least 26 people, levelling buildings and creating a sea surge that flooded streets near the Turkish resort city of Izmir. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Technology

Quantum communication system could detect earthquakes

Quantum-encrypted messages sent through cables over long distances are sensitive to tiny vibrations, suggesting a possible by-product of a future secure network

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Strange state of matter made into a pancake-shape for first time

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Google calls for urgent switch to quantum-safe encryption as US delays

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Physics

Maxwell's demon experiment could be made real without breaking physics

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Space

Planet-sized telescopes could be possible using quantum technique

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Strange new Higgs particles could explain shocking W boson result

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Physics

Quantum encryption could stop scammers from faking their locations

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Physics

First one-way superconductor could slash energy used by computers

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Fibroblast cells. Immunofluorescence light micrograph of fibroblast cells. The cell nuclei are purple, actin filaments are cyan and microtubules, protein filaments that make up part of the cytoskeleton, are yellow. Fibroblasts are cells that give rise to connective tissue such as collagen, the main structural protein in the body. They are important in wound healing. Magnification: x500 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

Mind

Quantum experiments add weight to a fringe theory of consciousness

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DNA molecules

Physics

DNA-based detector could precisely track subatomic particles

A proposed particle detector contains strands of hanging DNA that are severed when high-energy particles pass through – and it could allow us to track particle paths with nanoscale precision

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Physics

An explosive result in particle physics could change everything

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Particle physics could be rewritten after shock W boson measurement

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Physics

Bubbles give off weird light when popped because of quantum physics

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A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

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