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Beating heart of a quantum time machine exposed

This super-accurate timekeeper is an optical atomic clock and its tick is governed by a single ion of the element strontium

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Dwarf planet Eris may reveal quantum gravity

Space

Dwarf planet Eris may reveal quantum gravity

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Most fundamental clock ever could redefine kilogram

Physics

Most fundamental clock ever could redefine kilogram

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Quantum shadows: The mystery of matter deepens

Physics

Quantum shadows: The mystery of matter deepens

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Earthworms roped into making quantum dots

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Earthworms roped into making quantum dots

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Victorian counting device gets speedy quantum makeover

Physics

Victorian counting device gets speedy quantum makeover

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Warning, speedsters: you can't fool quantum radar

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Warning, speedsters: you can't fool quantum radar

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Neutron science: Neutrons at work

Neutron science: Neutrons at work

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Flowing lithium atoms form accidental transistor

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Flowing lithium atoms form accidental transistor

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Neutron science: Give us more neutrons

Neutron science: Give us more neutrons

Plans for the world's largest neutron source are on the table, and just as well – there's plenty of science to do

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Neutron science: How it began

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Neutron science: Cosmic secrets

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Space

Half-life strife: Seasons change in the atom's heart

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Particle headache: Why the Higgs could spell disaster

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