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See the latest physics news and expert analysis on dark matter, the multiverse, theoretical and particle physics, quantum theory, and more from the world of physics.

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Clumps of gold nanoparticles can evolve to carry out computing

Fast, efficient, brain-like computers may be a step closer now that a Darwinian technique has coaxed a heap of nanoparticles to act as logic gates

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How earthquakes can trigger copycat quakes 1000 kilometres away

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Black holes may be brick walls that bounce information back out

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Modern-day alchemy is putting the periodic table under pressure

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Supernova simulator recreates elements that form when stars die

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Spider galaxies spotted eating gas caught in the cosmic web

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What is glass?

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Can we get energy from nothing?

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Why does space have three dimensions?

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Why do we move forwards in time?

Time goes by, or so it seems. It could be an illusion, or we might need to rescue the flow of time by meddling with our concept of space

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Where does quantum weirdness end?

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How does a bicycle stay upright?

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What came before the big bang?

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Is the universe infinite or just very big?

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