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Carlo Rovelli

Physics

Carlo Rovelli: physics' literary superstar makes us rethink time

The Order of Time, an elegant demolition job of our ideas about the subject, looks set to become the latest bestseller from the cultured mind of Carlo Rovelli

Culture

Why now doesn’t exist, and other strange facts about time

Physics

Why now doesn’t exist, and other strange facts about time

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dancers

Physics

Quantum time: Is this where the flow of existence comes from?

Features

Making custom qubits by pushing together two individual atoms

Physics

Making custom qubits by pushing together two individual atoms

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gravity artwork

Physics

The big fudge: Welcome to the theory of not-quite-everything

Features

Encrypt your data with random quantum weirdness

Physics

Encrypt your data with random quantum weirdness

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A simple mathematical rule shapes the behaviour of Arctic ponds

Earth

A simple mathematical rule shapes the behaviour of Arctic ponds

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We see neutrinos from the big bang in the way galaxies cluster

Space

We see neutrinos from the big bang in the way galaxies cluster

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I'm building a machine that breaks the rules of reality

Physics

I'm building a machine that breaks the rules of reality

Features

Old SIM cards are good as gold

Physics

Ultrasonic micro-explosions can harvest gold from old SIM cards

We waste $22 billion in gold from electronics that are tossed out instead of recycled. A new technique uses ultrasound to harvest that precious metal from SIM cards

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Physics

Sticky yet slick material pulls water from foggy or humid air

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Physics

One year until Brexit: 7 big issues that must be solved

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Physics

Fresh water can pull stains out of fabric with an electric field

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Physics

Stephen Hawking was a brilliant ambassador for science

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