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An illustration of a pentaquark

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Exotic pentaquark particle found at CERN's Large Hadron Collider

A new type of particle called the strange pentaquark has been found using the Large Hadron Collider. The particle could help researchers catalogue the states of exotic matter and figure out how fundamental particles stick together

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Five of the biggest unanswered questions about the proton

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Five of the biggest unanswered questions about the proton

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A computer-generated model of a quasicrystal pattern

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Biggest-yet quasicrystal made by shaking metal beads for a week

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Bizarre portal-like ‘ring wormholes’ could let you time travel

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Quantum randomness of empty space can be controlled with a laser

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Gravitational waves spark hunt for cosmic strings and dark matter

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Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects

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Quantum superposition or quantum entanglement concept illustration. Superposition is the ability of a quantum system to be in multiple states at the same time until it is measured. Quantum entanglement is a physical phenomenon that occurs when pairs or groups of particles are generated or interact in ways such that the quantum state of each particle cannot be described independently.

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Rethinking reality: Is the entire universe a single quantum object?

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Gravitational waves produce a background hum across the whole universe

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A simulation of gravity showing curved space-time. The ball represents the sun and is resting on a sheet of plastic that stretches under its weight. The curved sheet of plastic demonstrates the way a gravity curves space.

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The massive problem of trying to fully explain what mass actually is

I can take it as a given that people have an intuition for the meaning of mass, but traditional explanations can feel unsatisfactory. Even the standard model doesn't give us all the answers, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Scandium superconducts at the highest temperature for a pure element

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Extremely cold drop of helium can be levitated forever

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Sound-based quantum computers could be built using chip-sized device

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Quantum sensors could detect space debris from its gravitational pull

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