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The physicist on a mission to spark a quantum industrial revolution

Physics

The physicist on a mission to spark a quantum industrial revolution

Quantum fridges, batteries and clocks are brilliant inventions but still limited in power. Now physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern is charting a path to take them to the next level

Features

Rhiannon Adam, United Kingdom, Finalist, Professional competition, Creative, Sony World Photography Awards 2025

Space

Eerie image of a space-bound rocket among photo contest finalists

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THE OA Brit Marling Season 1 Episode 6

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Rediscover The OA, a TV show with echoes of late director David Lynch

Culture

Helios at the Bath Assembly Rooms, Jan 2025

Space

51¶¯Âþ recommends Helios, Luke Jerram's giant sun sculpture

Culture

Physics

Why exactly is the quantum world so weird?

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US military wants to grow giant biological structures in space

Technology

US military wants to grow giant biological structures in space

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The best new science fiction books of March 2025

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The best new science fiction books of March 2025

Culture

Read an extract from Michel Nieva’s science fiction novel Dengue Boy

Environment

Read an extract from Michel Nieva’s science fiction novel Dengue Boy

Culture

New Scientist Book Club: Why I chose a mosquito as my hero

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51¶¯Âþ Book Club: Why I chose a mosquito as my hero

Culture

Space

Spacecraft may need to be dirtier to keep astronauts healthy

There may be logic in keeping spacecraft as sterile as possible, but this could inadvertently be affecting astronauts' health

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Physics

'Galloping' bubbles could act as tiny robotic vacuum cleaners

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Mind

Sci-fi thriller Dissolution smartly interweaves time travel and memory

Culture

Space

51¶¯Âþ recommends Jennifer Walshe: Zero-gravity opera

Culture

Physics

How does astronomy fit into astrophysics – and does it matter?

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