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Chance: Think of a number – and make it random

Physics

Chance: Think of a number – and make it random

From shuffling in iTunes to keeping your bank account secure, computers need random numbers. But are they, like us, wired to think in predictable patterns?

Features

Chance: The importance of randomness in evolution

Life

Chance: The importance of randomness in evolution

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Risky business: Winning at poker is all about the odds

Physics

Risky business: Winning at poker is all about the odds

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Liquid metal brings shape-shifting robot a step closer

Technology

Liquid metal brings shape-shifting robot a step closer

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Technology

Metamirrors twist reflections and turn into windows

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Space

Key to quantum gravity may lurk in cosmic haze

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Origami doughnut squashes up to protect what's inside

Physics

Origami doughnut squashes up to protect what's inside

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Will the revamped LHC make or break physics?

Technology

Will the revamped LHC make or break physics?

Leader

It's the faster, stronger, better Large Hadron Collider

Technology

It's the faster, stronger, better Large Hadron Collider

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Zombie simulator lets you plan your own apocalypse

Physics

Zombie simulator lets you plan your own apocalypse

The first model of a zombie epidemic to use real US census data lets you choose where the plague begins and how fast it spreads

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Physics

Ultra-cold mirrors could reveal gravity's quantum side

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Physics

Programmable pop-up materials can morph on command

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Physics

Volleyballene puts a new spin on buckyballs

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Physics

Kitchen-table physics lets you do big science at home

Features