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Unbreakable: The race to protect our secrets from quantum hacks

Quantum computers will smash our best encryption. To make everything from online chats to government intelligence safe, we need maths no machine could solve

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Three photons stick together to create a new form of light

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Three photons stick together to create a new form of light

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Quantum time machine: How the future can change what happens now

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Quantum time machine: How the future can change what happens now

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Is the quantum computer revolution really just five years away?

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Shrinking black holes avoid paradox by oozing hidden information

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Shrinking black holes avoid paradox by oozing hidden information

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These are the worst ready-made sandwiches for the climate

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These are the worst ready-made sandwiches for the climate

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Clever maths will stop hackers spying on the quantum internet

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New Scientists looking through pink and blue dishes

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Survey reveals extreme gender bias plagues STEM – it must change

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In 2018, science needs its own version of the #MeToo campaign

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In 2018, science needs its own version of the #MeToo campaign

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Parallel universes could solve a big problem with black holes

The black hole firewall paradox has been vexing physicists for years. But if quantum laws lead to the creation of other universes, the headache disappears

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New blues: The quest to make the world’s rarest colour

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2018 preview: Quantum computers to overtake ordinary machines

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Missives impossible: How gravity fell victim to fake news

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Bright skies at night: The riddle of the nocturnal sun

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